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Personal info

Full name
LAMB, Garnal Winna
Date of birth
31 August 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Nicholas County, West Virginia
Hometown
DeKalb, Gilmer County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35390315
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pommérieux, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 22 28

Immediate family

Members
J. T. Lamb (father)
Reta E (Wanstreet) Lamb (mother)
James H. Lamb (brother)
Clee B. Lamb (brother)
Eva G. Lamb (sister)
Elma J. Lamb (sister)
Ronald L. Lamb (brother)
Richard Lamb (brother)
Gladys M. Lamb (sister)

More information

Pvt. Garnal W. Lamb was first buried in the U.S. Temporary Cemetery Limey, Toul, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Several Family Trees / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

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