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MICHAEL, Clifford Miller - Date of
birth
19 August 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35213977 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 December 1944 - Place of
death
Volksberg, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 7 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Freddie C. Michael (father)
Minnie G. (Miller) Michael (mother)
Hazel M. Michael (sister)
Ruth V. Michael (sister)
James F. Michael (brother)
Tom Michael (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Clifford M. Michael attended high school for four years and was a mith, and sheet metal worker before he enlisted in Huntington, Virginia on 22 October 1941.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his face.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.
Source of information: Name, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Bowman Korenthal Tree / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com,
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