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Personal info

Full name
FRANKLIN, Emmett Eugene
Date of birth
10 October 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36955187
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hertzwiller-Laubach, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 32 15

Immediate family

Members
James T. Franklin (father)
Cecilia A. (Price) Franklin (mother)
Louise M. Franklin (sister)
Katie L. Franklin (sister)
Charles C. Franklin (brother)
Mary J. Franklin (sister)
Juanita B. (Parks) Franklin (wife)
Eugene Franklin (son)
Gary E. Franklin (son)
John G. Franklin (son)
Jennie D. Franklin (daughter)

More information

Pfc Emmett E. Franklin was married to Juanita Bernell Parks on 27 August 1930.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940/1950 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / www.newspapers.com / https://36th-id.frb.io / 141aar-December-1944-to-end.pdf

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Yankee Patriot