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Personal info

Full name
CORBIN, Cecil D
Date of birth
1917
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Washington County, Florida
Hometown
Lynnhaven, Bay County, Florida

Military service

Service number
6399425
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Medical Aidman
Unit
Medical Detachment,
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pournoy-la-Chétive, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 34 18

Immediate family

Members
Neal Corbin (father)
Lizzie Corbin (mother)
Stephen Corbin (brother)
Earl Corbin (brother)
Ola (Seay) Corbin (wife)

More information

Pfc. Cecil D. Corbin enlisted in the Regular Army.

In 1940 he was stationed at Ft. Brady, Chippewa County, Michigan.

He worked in a factory, producing scientific apparatus before he enlisted.

He was a widower when he enlisted.

He was first buried in the U.S. Temporary Cemetery, Limey, Toul, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / Florida County Marriages, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

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