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DEMPSTER, Elwood - Date of
birth
5 April 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Ephratah, Fulton County, New York -
Hometown
Johnsville, Fulton County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32946248 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 October 1944 - Place of
death
Emberménil, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 38 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Myron M. Dempster (father)
Pearl (Denure) Dempster (mother)
Joel Dempster (brother)
Roland Dempster (brother)
Reba Dempster (sister)
Bertha Dempster (sister)
Florence Dempster (sister)
Flora E. Dempster (sister)
Dorothy Dempster (sister)
Bessie Dempster (sister)
Carrie Dempster (sister)
John Dempster (brother)
Marietta (Quakenbush) Dempster (wife)
More information
Pfc Elwood Dempster worked for awhile for the New York Central Railroad and later was employed with the Fulton County Highway Department before he enlisted in Utica, New York on 16 October 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Smiths and Denures of New York / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Pamela Berry