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HUMPHRIES, Vernon Oconee - Date of
birth
4 June 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Oconee County, South Carolina -
Hometown
Cleveland, White County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34831795 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
Avricourt, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | 23 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charlie G. Humphries (father)
More information
Pvt Vernon O. Humphries worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 16 November 1943.He was killed by a machine gun fire in his chest.
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 / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy