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MAYES, Rolla Mulvenus - Date of
birth
3 January 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Audrain County, Missouri -
Hometown
Centralia, Audrain County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37637729 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 December 1944 - Place of
death
Dettwiller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 22 | 71 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George F. Mayes (father)
Laura M. (Gallop) Mayes (mother)
Irene I. Mayes (sister)
Bessie L. Mayes (sister)
Maggie G. Mayes (sister)
Janie B. Mayes (sister)
Forest Mayes (brother)
Frankie M. Mayes (sister)
Fred A. Mayes (brother)
Pauline Mayes (sister)
Georgetta Mayes (sister)
Marie H. (Wood) Mayes (wife)
Jean Mayes (daughter)
Mary K. Mayes (daughter)
Judith A. Mayes (daughter)
More information
Pvt Rolla M. Mayes was a carpenter before he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 10 April 1944. He was sent overseas on 10 October 1944.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 / Robinson Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Sportsgenie, www.newspapers.com - Mexico Weekly Ledger - 21 December 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy