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HAMBLEN, Doyce Lee - Date of
birth
31 December 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas -
Hometown
Potter County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38344250 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 November 1944 - Place of
death
Hürtgen, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 35 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Richard C. Hamblen (father)
Mary I. (McMahon) Hamblen (mother)
Richard C. Hamblen (brother)
Reba J. (Menaseo) Hamblen (wife)
More information
Pfc Doyce L. Hamblen first served in an airborne unit, but was later transferred to the 28th Infantry Division.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Texas Birth Certificates 1903-1932, http://112th-infantry.blogspot.nl/2012/02/november-1944.html,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Potter County - Texas