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GRAVES, Henry Eugene - Date of
birth
1924 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Mississippi -
Hometown
Sumrall, Lamar County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34925174 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
Vicinity of Haller-Waldbillig, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 26 | 39 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas E. Graves (father)
Mattee L. (Cook) Graves (mother)
Hulen Graves (brother)
Louise Graves (sister)
More information
Pfc Henry E. Graves attended school at Hickory Grove and was a construction worker before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 22 December 1943 and had been overseas since September 1944.At the time of his death the 11th Infantry Regiment was engaged in the vicinity of Haller - Waldbillig, Luxembourg.
He was first buried at the U.S. Temporary Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Hattiesburg American - 19 January 1945, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: Hattiesburg American - 19 January 1945