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FRANKLIN, Ivan - Date of
birth
11 May 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Wheatley Hill, Durham, England -
Hometown
Slickville, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33166869 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th 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
12 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Metz, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 39 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
William Franklin (father)
Ann (Walton) Franklin (mother)
Mary G. (Bish) Franklin (wife)
More information
Pvt Ivan Franklin attended high school for four years and was a miner and mining-machine operator before he enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 27 March 1942.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 / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Colin Harper Summerson, www.super6th.org
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