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CONANT, Adam Lafayette - Date of
birth
10 November 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Angus, Navarro County, Texas -
Hometown
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6278305 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Light Machine Gunner -
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Hagenau-Bischwiller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 37 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry C. Conant (father)
Cora E. (Perminter) Conant (mother)
Alta M. Conant (sister)
Juanita Conant (sister)
Mary E. Conant (sister)
Cora L. Conant (sister)
Frances A. (Barker) Conant (wife)
Ethel M. Conant (daughter)
More information
Pfc Adam L. Conant was married to Frances Ann Barker on 5 August 1939.He worked as a sergeant guard instructor before he enlisted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 27 April 1944. He was sent overseas in October 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / Texas Birth Certificates 1903-1932 / Texas US County Marriage Records 1817-1965 / 143rd-October-1944-to-end.pdf / https://36th-id.frb.io
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy" Anderson, www.ancestry.com - suzanneb903, www.newspapers.com - Corsicana Daily Sun 28 February 1945