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Personal info

Full name
FRUITS, Paul Eugene
Date of birth
1 November 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana
Hometown
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
34792179
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 November 1944
Place of death
Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 11 55

Immediate family

Members
Floyd E. Fruits (father)
Addie (Fagan) Fruits (mother)
Frank Fruits (brother)
Harold G. Fruits (brother)
Merle D. Fruits (brother)
Floyd E. Fruits (brother)
Bettie A. Fruits (sister)

More information

Pvt Paul E. Fruits was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Michael Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division
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