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Personal info

Full name
KELLY, Elton L
Date of birth
1913
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Hardin County, Tennessee
Hometown
Lucas County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
6654963
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Arnaville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 21 9

Immediate family

Members
Andrew L. Kelly (father)
Grady B. Kelly (mother)
Brady Kelly (brother)
Bessie Kelly (sister)
Blanche Kelly (sister)

More information

Sgt Elton L. Kelly enlisted in the Regular Army on 27 July 1940.

He worked in a beverage production company before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930 Census / Birds of a feather Family Tree, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S