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TRUEX, Alvie Lee - Date of
birth
11 October 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana -
Hometown
Elkhart County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35154554 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
275th Infantry Regiment,
70th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 January 1945 - Place of
death
Baerenthal, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 20 | 65 |
Immediate family
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Members
Isaac Truex (father)
Arvilla G. (Coppler) Truex (mother)
Forest P. Truex (brother)
Howard W. Truex (brother)
Thomas H. Truex (brother)
Walter A. Truex (brother)
Leta M. Truex (sister)
Mary E. Truex (sister)
Gertrude C. Truex (sister)
Patricia Truex (sister)
Isaac Truex (brother)
Leroy Truex (brother)
Kathleen M. (Baker) Truex (wife)
More information
Sgt Alvie L. Truex enlisted in Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 14 March 1941.He was a shipping and receiving clerk at American Coating Mills.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.trailblazersww2.org, WWII Draft Card, 1920 US Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy