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LIGHTFOOT, David - Date of
birth
27 May 1907 -
Age
37 - Place of
birth
Swissvale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33715616 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
10th Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Fenetrange, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 33 | 29 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph Lightfoot Sr. (father)
Mary J. (Rudge) Lightfoot (mother)
Albert Lightfoot (brother)
Ernest L. Lightfoot (brother)
Mary Lightfoot (sister)
Joseph Lightfoot (brother)
Maud Lightfoot (sister)
Emily Lightfoot (sister)
Martha J. Lightfoot (sister)
Ruth Lightfoot (sister)
Naomi Lightfoot (sister)
John Lightfoot (brother)
Margaret (Greene) Lightfoot (wife)
More information
Pvt David Lightfoot enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 5 January 1944.He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Hochfelden, France.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1930 Census / Yarlett_2016 / Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-1908
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com