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Personal info

Full name
CESSNA, Dale Eugene
Date of birth
23 February 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois
Hometown
Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36738447
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
29 October 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 26 36

Immediate family

Members
Delbert A. Cessna (father)
Luella M. Cessna (mother)

More information

Sgt Dale E. Cessna was unemployed when he enlisted on 30 June 1942.

On 29 October 1944 he was severely wounded and died by small arms fire to the neck, spine, and trunk of his body.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy