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RODEN, Virgil McCoy - Date of
birth
6 October 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
DeKalb County, Alabama -
Hometown
Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34816888 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 November 1944 - Place of
death
Emberménil, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 10 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas R. Roden (father)
Willie M. (Padgett) Roden (mother)
Jessie M. Roden (brother)
Marion F. Roden (brother)
Green N. Roden (brother)
Isaac N. Roden (brother)
Julia E. Roden (sister)
Minnie E. Roden (sister)
Mavis I. Roden (sister)
Pauline M. (LeCroy) Roden (wife)
Patricia J. Roden (daughter)
More information
Pvt Virgil M. Roden was employed at the Republic Steel Corporation in Gadsden before he enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 12 October 1943. He was sent overseas in August 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the stomach.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Matthews Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com – Garrett, www.newspapers.com – The Coosa River News 29 December 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy