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PARKER, Chester L - Date of
birth
18 May 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Lincoln County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Charleston County, South Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6964678 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Derbamont, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 27 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert Parker (father)
Pearl Parker (mother)
Bessie L. (Partin) Parker (wife)
Verlin R. Parker (son)
More information
Pvt Chester L. Parker joined the Regular Army in Raleigh, North Carolina on 28 April 1939.He is remembered at the Cane Creek Cemetery in Saxton, Whitley County, Kentucky.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com - Verlin Parker
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Verlin Parker, Hannah Majewski - Linda Parker