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VERMILLION, Fred A - Date of
birth
10 September 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa -
Hometown
Fayette County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37665347 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 February 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 35 | 53 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles M. Vermillion (father)
Alta M. (Robertson) Vermillion (mother)
George H. Vermillion (brother)
Evelyn Vermillion (sister)
William H. Vermillion (brother)
Donald Vermillion (brother)
Harry M. Vermillion (brother)
Leona M. (Brown) Vermillion (wife)
Marcia K. Vermillion (daughter)
More information
Pfc Fred A. Vermillion attended Oelwein High School and was employed by the Levin Auto Parts and the Rock Island Railroad Company.He entered the service in March of 1943 and received the greater part of his training at Camp Butner, North Carolina and Camp Pickett, West Virginia. He was sent overseas and fought with the Ninth Army in the European Area.
He was wounded in Belgium and confined to 2 hospitals in England. For these wounds he was awarded the Purple Heart.
After recovering from his injuries he was sent back to the front where he made the supreme sacrifice.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.
His brother, Pvt. William H. Vermillion was also killed during the war and is interred next to him at Plot A, Row 35, Grave 52.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Oelwein Daily Register Iowa 1945.
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Randy