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RUTHERFORD, Ephrium - Date of
birth
30 August 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Lewis, Montezuma County, Colorado -
Hometown
Hesperus, La Plata County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38005249 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
30 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Derbamont, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 29 | 24 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Paul R. Rutherford (father)
Julia C. Rutherford (mother)
Addie P. Rutherford (sister)
Bettie A. Rutherford (sister)
Alma R. Rutherford (sister)
Paul R. Rutherford (brother)
James W. Rutherford (brother)
Nancy L. Rutherford (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Ephrium Rutherford attended high school for 2 years and worked on a farm before he enlisted on 6 January 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy