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Personal info

Full name
MAYNARD, Carl Henry
Date of birth
19 January 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Fair Haven, Rutland County, Vermont
Hometown
Fair Haven, Rutland County, Vermont

Military service

Service number
31338986
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Cleurie - La Forge, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 45 22

Immediate family

Members
Edwin E. Maynard (father)
Mae Maynard (mother)
Edwin Maynard (brother)
Harry Maynard (brother)
Louise Maynard (sister)
Ella H. Vinci (half-sister)

More information

Pfc Carl H. Maynard worked on a farm of Robert U. Scott before he enlisted in 1943.

In June 1944 he was wounded in action at his fore arm by artillery shell fragments.

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for his actions on the day of his death.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy