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FULCHER, Lee Roy Gilbert - Date of
birth
25 August 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Prince George County, Virginia -
Hometown
Sparrows Point, Baltimore County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33731054 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
275th Infantry Regiment,
70th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Spicheren, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 11 | 57 |
Immediate family
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Members
James M. Fulcher (father)
Naomi L. Fulcher (mother)
James E. Fulcher (brother)
Naomi E. Fulcher (sister)
Virginia M. Fulcher (sister)
Minmir C. Fulcher (brother)
Dorothy E. Fulcher (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Lee Roy G. Fulcher enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 23 July 1943.He attended high school for 2 years and worked on the railroad before he enlisted.
Following preparation artillery fire by fifty yards, Company I 275th Infantry, crossed 800 yards of open terrain and was closing with the enemy when hostile machine guns opened up on the flank. Without hesitation, S/Sgt Fulcher with three comrades, charged the enemy position, firing as they ran. Their bullets spent, they continued on and completed the attack with bayonets, killing three and capturing six enemy. In the action S/Sgt Fulcher sustained wounds which later proved fatal.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Virginia Birth Records, www.newspapers.com - The Baltimore Sun Maryland 24 March 1945, http://www.trailblazersww2.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy