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UNDERWOOD, Columbus Franklin - Date of
birth
29 February 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Albany, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38352145 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Medical Aidman -
Unit
Medical Detachment,
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 January 1945 - Place of
death
Hatten, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Coy C. Underwood (father)
Mary E. (Grimes) Underwood (mother)
Suevilla A. Underwood (sister)
John M. Underwood (brother)
William R. Underwood (brother)
Franklin D. Underwood (brother)
Mary V. Underwood (sister)
Lyman (Chapman) Underwood (wife)
More information
Pfc Columbus F. Underwood enlisted in Santa Fe, New Mexico on 2 July 1943.He was killed in action on 16 January 1945 when he tried to rescue a wounded man from a burning building.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Robin T. Ray / Lyman Chapman, www.ancestry.com – U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / New Mexico WWII Records / Brock Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – W.K.K. Crown Estate
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - R & S