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MAGRUDER, Lee Alexander - Date of
birth
17 December 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Ballard County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Ballard County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35732346 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Heavy Machine Gunner -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 December 1944 - Place of
death
Rimling, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 17 | 100 |
Immediate family
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Members
Huston M. Magruder (father)
Grace D. (Ross) Magruder (mother)
Jessie M. Magruder (sister)
Bonnie J. Magruder (sister)
Eugene R. Magruder (brother)
Huston E. Magruder (brother)
Elizabeth F. Magruder (sister)
More information
Pfc Lee A. Magruder attended high school for four years before he enlisted in Evansville, Indiana on 6 July 1943. He had been overseas September 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
He is remembered at the Woodville Cemetery in Woodville, McCracken County, Kentucky.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Diane Strader Howard Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com - 50thAIB / Glenda & Ken Miller
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - 50thAIB