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LEPHEW, Samuel Jackson - Date of
birth
10 January 1926 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Hebbertsburg, Cumberland County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Cumberland County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34923792 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
354th Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Sankt Goar, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 29 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Cicero Lephew (father)
Lillie Mae (Carver) Lephew (mother)
Clarence C. Lephew (brother)
Mary J. Lephew (sister)
Stella L. Lephew (sister)
Elizabeth Lephew (wife)
More information
Pvt Samuel J. Lephew enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 4 February 1944.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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, http://www.89infdivww2.org
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