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THEAD, Orbin Earl - Date of
birth
2 December 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Silas, Choctaw County, Alabama -
Hometown
Silas, Choctaw County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
44050891 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
253rd Infantry Regiment,
63rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Sarreguemines, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Columbus E. Thead (father)
Ella M. (Stokley) Thead (mother)
Carrie M. Thead (sister)
Carlton Thead (brother)
Irby O. Thead (brother)
Rosie L. Thead (sister)
Roy Thead (brother)
More information
Pvt Orbin Thead worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 10 May 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.63rdinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com – George Family
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – R & S