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Personal info

Full name
RHEA, Clarence Edward
Date of birth
18 June 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Bath County, Virginia
Hometown
Millboro Springs, Bath County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33529612
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 September 1944
Place of death
Epinal, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 29 34

Immediate family

Members
Thomas H. Rhea (father)
Ecels S. Rhea (brother)
Russell Rhea (brother)
Palmer Rhea (brother)
Helen V. Rhea (sister)

More information

Pfc Clarence E. Rhea enlisted in Roanoke, Virginia on 2 January 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Saint-Juan, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com - Kent
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Kent