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Personal info

Full name
CADWELL, Gus Jr "August"
Date of birth
14 April 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Edna, Jackson County, Texas
Hometown
Edna, Jackson County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38461119
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
22 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 16 24

Immediate family

Members
August F. Cadwell (father)
Willie M. (Meador) Cadwell (mother)
Robert L. Cadwell (brother)
Walter Cadwell (brother)
Roy H. Tatum (half-brother)

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, https://36th-id.frb.io
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Annette Redford