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Personal info

Full name
CHAPMAN, Cleatus
Date of birth
16 December 1910
Age
33
Place of birth
Speedway, Marion County, Indiana
Hometown
Speedway, Marion County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35899297
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 October 1944
Place of death
Near Rambervillers, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 12 6

Immediate family

Members
Warren Chapman (father)
Eleanor M. (Basch) Chapman (wife)
Mary A. L. Chapman (daughter)

More information

Pfc Cleatus Chapman attended high school for 2 years and was employed at the Fletcher Turst Company.

He enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 20 November 1943 and was sent overseas in July.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Wilson Family Tree, http://www.45thdivision.org, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.newspapers.com – The Indianapolis Star / The Indianapolis News