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SEVIER, Jerry Albert - Date of
birth
19 September 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Oklahoma -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39168272 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 October 1944 - Place of
death
The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 2 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jerry A. Sevier (father)
Donna B. (Harden) Sevier (mother)
Carolyn O. Sevier (sister)
Juanita M. Sevier (sister)
Robert W. Sevier (brother)
Paul S. Sevier (brother)
More information
Cpl Jerry A. Sevier enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 3 November 1941.He attended high school for 4 years, worked as a breakman on the railroad.
Cpl Sevier was initially buried at Molenhoek Cemetery near Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Source of information: Jac Engels, Astrid van Erp, Marc van den Berkmortel, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com - National Archives / ABMC Cemeteries, www.findagrave.com - CWGC/ABMC, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Family Trees / Headstone and Interment Record, www.awon.org, www.marketgarden.com, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Wouter van Dijken, Patrick Seinstra