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LEDBETTER, Dewey Kenneth - Date of
birth
26 March 1923 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Tracy City, Grundy County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Morrison, Warren County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34042390 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Niederstetten, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 35 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Dock H. Ledbetter (father)
Rachel E. (Qualls) Ledbetter (mother)
Gladys L. Ledbetter (sister)
Mildred C. Ledbetter (sister)
William F. Ledbetter (brother)
Wilmer H. Ledbetter (brother)
Bonnie L. Ledbetter (sister)
Bobbie J. Ledbetter (sister)
Anna Mae (Randolph) Ledbetter (wife)
More information
T/5 Dewey K. Ledbetter enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 17 April 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Young & Cantrell Teresa's Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, http://www.tngenweb.org/grundy/mil/wwiicasualties.html
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - J Qualls