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MUSSELMAN, Orvall Byron - Date of
birth
6 July 1910 -
Age
34 -
Place of birth
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio -
Hometown
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1313915 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Strasbourg, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 35 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry L. Musselman (father)
Mattie M. (Runnels) Musselman (mother)
Evelyn M. Musselman (sister)
Donald M. Musselman (brother)
Robert E. Musselman (half-brother)
James E. Musselman (half-brother)
Margaret J. Musselman (half-sister)
Ruth A. Musselman (half-sister)
Belva M. Musselman (half-sister)
Henry L. Musselman (half-brother)
Dorothy L. Musselman (half-sister)
Mary K. Musselman (half-sister)
Helen L. Musselman (half-sister)
Isabelle R. (Perkins) Musselman (wife)
More information
1st Lt Orvall B. Musselman attended Roosevelt High School and was employed by Morsine Products before he enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 15 June 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Workman Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Robyn Brewer Ritz, www.newspapers.com – Dayton Daily News - 27 December 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.newspapers.com – Dayton Daily News - 27 December 1944