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RUTLEDGE, Lee Junior - Date of
birth
6 January 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Barren County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Barren County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35698515 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
14 October 1944 - Place of
death
Vossenack, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 12 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Richard A. Rutledge (father)
Nellie F. (Abner) Rutledge (mother)
Alva M. Rutledge (sister)
Clifton R. Rutledge (brother)
Elizabeth C. Rutledge (sister)
Marshall Rutledge (brother)
More information
Pvt Lee J. Rutledge enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 12 March 1943.He worked on a farm before he enlisted.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Silcox Family Tree, http://9thinfantrydivision.net, www.findagrave.com - Laura J. Stewart, IDPF of Raymond C. Blanton
Photo source: Jac Engels