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Personal info

Full name
LOY, Chester George
Date of birth
24 April 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota
Hometown
Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37554031
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 September 1944
Place of death
Derbamont, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 3 28

Immediate family

Members
Robert E. Loy (father)
Ruth A. Loy (mother)
Robert L. Loy (brother)

More information

Pfc Chester G. Loy was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Saint-Juan, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy