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LORD, Francis E - Date of
birth
April 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Chicopee Falls, Hampden County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Windsor County, Vermont
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1291140 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 November 1944 - Place of
death
Koenigsmacher, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 12 | 24 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Felix Lord (father)
Louise A. (Martin) Lord (mother)
Iva A. (Price) Lord (wife)
More information
1st Lt Francis E. Lord was a machinist before he joined the National Guard in Windsor, Vermont on 24 February 1941.He trained first at Camp Blanding, Florida, then at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, and finally entered officer’s training at Fort Benning, Florida.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Sparks Howard Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett, http://www.usarmydatadepot.com/composition_de_la_357th_inf_reg_de_la_90th_id_6424.htm
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Jennie Shurtleff