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Personal info

Full name
CLEMENT, Vernon Fred
Date of birth
11 December 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California
Hometown
South Gate, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39564364
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of St. Jean, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 20 50

Immediate family

Members
Fred H. Clement (father)
Elvira B. Clement (mother)
Eugene L. Clement (brother)
Ronald L. Clement (brother)

More information

Pfc Vernon F. Clement attended high school for three years before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 9 March 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
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