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Personal info

Full name
BARNHILL, Lucian Aubrey Jr
Date of birth
1923
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Mississippi
Hometown
Brooksville, Noxubee County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
O-513998
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Platoon Commander
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
20 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Waldbillig - Haller, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 30 25

Immediate family

Members
Lucian A. Barnhill (father)
Fannie D. (Gavin) Barnhill (mother)
Mary E. Barnhill (sister)

More information

1st Lt Lucian A. Barnhill enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 15 February 1943.

He attended 4 years of College at the Mississippi State University and was a member of the Gamma Theta. He was a salesman before he enlisted.

He died of injuries sustained in action by a sniper.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com –  1940 Census, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Ann Robertson