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Personal info

Full name
LOVE, Burl William
Date of birth
1917
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Hometown
Wilkes County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34961153
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Arnaville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 9 87

Immediate family

Members
John Love (father)
Mary E. (Hendren) Love (mother)
Noah C. Love (brother)
Mabel (Brooks) Love (wife)
Barbara A. Love (daughter)
Burl W. Love Jr. (son)

More information

Pvt Burl W. Love worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 22 February 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930 Census / B.M. West Tree, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, http://newspapers.digitalnc.org - The Journal-Patriot

Photo source: -, http://newspapers.digitalnc.org - The Journal-Patriot