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Personal info

Full name
SOUDERS, George Courtney
Date of birth
17 September 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Hamilton, Caldwell County, Missouri
Hometown
Wyandotte County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37516873
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
66th Armored Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
19 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Puffendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 6 20

Immediate family

Members
Verna M. (Kepford) Souders (mother)
John J. Coughlin (stepfather)
Marge L. (Murdick) Souders (wife)
Vickie Lou Souders (daughter)

More information

Pvt George C. Sounders attended Westport High School and was employed at Remington Arms Company.

He entered the army in March, 1943 and was sent overseas June, 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Murdock Family Tree, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 66th Armored Regiment, WWII Draft Card, The Kansas City Star - 15 Dec 1944

Photo source: www.ancestry.com - akasum