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FULLER, Derrell Oren - Date of
birth
14 February 1922 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Fort Cobb, Caddo County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Carnegie, Caddo County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38275424 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
61st Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
17 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Gaildorf, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 24 | 32 |
Immediate family
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Members
George A. Fuller (father)
Addie M. (Rice) Fuller (mother)
Otis O. Fuller (brother)
Aimel N. Fuller (brother)
Nathan A. Fuller (brother)
Naaman W. Fuller (brother)
Vida M. Fuller (sister)
Hoyet L. Fuller (brother)
Dale D. Fuller (brother)
Cecil C. Fuller (brother)
Weylon R. Fuller (brother)
Glen E. Fuller (brother)
Lena E. (Ash) Fuller (wife)
Derrell O. Fuller (son)
More information
Pfc Derrell O. Fuller was employed at the United States Aluminium Company before he enlisted in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 16 November 1942.He died in an aid station to the effects of artillery shell fragments.
He is remembered at the Chatsworth Heights Cemetery in Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Fuller Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com – Wayne Fuller / B.D.C., www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Robert G. Green / B.D.C.