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CARPENTER, Bruce W - Date of
birth
8 November 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Winnebago County, Illinois -
Hometown
Winnebago County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16123014 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
423rd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
St. Vith, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 14 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank Carpenter (father)
Grace M. (Krepps) Carpenter (mother)
Francis Carpenter (sister)
Pauline Carpenter (sister)
Joan Carpenter (sister)
Alfred Carpenter (brother)
Helen Carpenter (sister)
Ralph Carpenter (brother)
More information
Pvt Bruce W. Carpenter attended West High School.He volunteered on 18 November 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block C, Row 6, Grave 146.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930/1940 census, http://106thinfdivassn.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten