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DUKE, Earon Fane - Date of
birth
7 March 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Cannon County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Woosburry, Cannon County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34146247 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
44th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Saint-Jean-Rohrbach, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 11 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
George H. Duke (father)
Ann E. (Swanger) Duke (mother)
Celie E. Duke (sister)
Alta M. Duke (sister)
Coy H. Duke (brother)
Raymond C. Duke (brother)
Orville W. Duke (brother)
Treva Duke (sister)
Norman A. Duke (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Earon F. Duke attended high school for four years and was a driver before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 17 September 1941.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Reames Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.super6th.org
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