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Personal info

Full name
LING, Paul Sherman
Date of birth
30 October 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Calhoun, McLean County, Kentucky
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36967024
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 December 1944
Place of death
Near Bitche, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
G 2 28

Immediate family

Members
Lewis J. Ling (father)
Flora G.(Hagan) Ling (mother)
Joseph T. Ling (brother)
William H. Ling (brother)
George F. Ling (brother)
James L. Ling (brother)
Anthony N. Ling (brother)
Marie L. Ling (sister)
Ruby E. Ling (sister)
Lewis J. Ling Jr. (brother)
Anna P. Ling (sister)
Marietta Ling (sister)
Agnes M. Ling (sister)
Laura F. (Hager) Ling (wife)
Shirley Ling (daughter)

More information

Pfc Paul S. Ling was employed at the Modern Body Inc. before he enlisted.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Smith Ling Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - Angiul / Jaap Vermeer
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Rhonda G. Phillips