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Personal info

Full name
KIRKLEY, Louis Leslie
Date of birth
19 November 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina
Hometown
East Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34770876
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
51st Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
10 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bois de Serres, Fonteny, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 36 25

Immediate family

Members
William C. Kirkley (father)
Margaret J. (Kilgore) Kirkley (mother)
Minnie E. Kirkley (sister)
Ruby M. (Todd) Kirkley (wife)

More information

Pfc Louis L. Kirkley enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 26 March 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.ancestry.com - World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945, North Carolina