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CARSON, Lee Ottis - Date of
birth
19 April 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Barnardsville, Buncombe County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34254747 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
Half-Track Driver -
Unit
A Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 September 1944 - Place of
death
Vittonville, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 15 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
John W. Carson (father)
Sallie L. (Dillingham) Carson (mother)
More information
T/5 Lee O. Carson enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 11 March 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / North Carolina, U.S., Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948, www.7tharmddiv.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Marshall and Mary McIntyre