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PORTER, Willie Thomas - Date of
birth
4 May 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Casey County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Gravel Switch, Casey County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35039508 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 March 1945 - Place of
death
Mannheim, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 28 | 45 |
Immediate family
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Members
Winfield F. Porter (father)
Ova L. (Lane) Porter (mother)
Mary E. Porter (sister)
Flora Porter (sister)
James R. Porter (brother)
Edgar L. Porter (brother)
Claude Porter (brother)
More information
Pfc Willie T. Porter worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 2 March 1942.Source of information: 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 / Theobald Family Tree, www.findagrave.com
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