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MARCHANT, Perry - Date of
birth
19 February 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Tifton, Tift County, Georgia -
Hometown
Lakeland, Polk County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34530494 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 October 1944 - Place of
death
Jeanménil, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 17 | 59 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John M. Marchant (father)
Millie A. (Summerlin) Marchant (mother)
Joe Marchant (brother)
Bertha Marchant (sister)
Mary Marchant (sister)
Eleanor L. (Cross) Marchant (wife)
More information
Pfc Perry Marchant enlisted in Camp Blanding, Florida on 14 November 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Longshaw Lawton Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy