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Personal info

Full name
CARITHERS, Eugene Bethune
Date of birth
26 February 1923
Age
23
Place of birth
Forsyth County, Nort Carolina
Hometown
Rural Hall, Forsyth County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
44015935
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
21 March 1946
Place of death
In the vicinity of Berlin, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 19 9

Immediate family

Members
James N.B. Carithers (father)
Minnie L. (Alderman) Carithers (mother)
Minnie J. Carithers (sister)
Norris J. Carithers (brother)
Henry L. Carithers (brother)
Thomas B. Carithers (brother)
Jimmy D. Carithers (brother)
Thelma (Brewer) Carithers (wife)

More information

Pfc Eugene B. Carithers was employed by the Brady Furniture Co. before he enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 23 August 1944.

He was killed by an accidently fired rifle bullet

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam