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Personal info

Full name
CRAIN, Paul Arthur
Date of birth
21 February 1907
Age
37
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36772052
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 December 1944
Place of death
Erching, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 33 4

Immediate family

Members
Ohmer E. Crain (father)
Harriet I. (Elkington) Crain (mother)
Isabel E. Crain (sister)
Charles W. Crain (brother)
Philip Crain (brother)
Esther L. Crain (sister)
Antoinette A. Crain (wife)

More information

Pvt Paul A. Crain was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Coverdale Family Tree, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
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