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Personal info

Full name
ELLIS, George L Jr
Date of birth
1920
Age
unknown
Place of birth
North Carolina
Hometown
Macclesfield, Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34305784
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
37th Tank Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Arracourt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 15 40

Immediate family

Members
George Ellis (father)

More information

Pfc George L. Ellis enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 4 June 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Saint-James, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record

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