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Personal info

Full name
DAW, Wesley Wood
Date of birth
25 December 1913
Age
30
Place of birth
Colorado City, Mohave County, Colorado
Hometown
Divide, Teller County, Colorado

Military service

Service number
37349984
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Ammunition Handler
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bratte, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 30 32

Immediate family

Members
Franklin A. Daw (father)
Clara M. (Blodgett) Daw (mother)
Clark F. Daw (brother)
Merrill B. Daw (brother)

More information

Pfc Wesley W. Daw attended high school for one year and was a mechanic before he enlisted in Pueblo, Colorado on 26 June 1942.

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

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