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Personal info

Full name
PREVATT, Glen L Jr
Date of birth
1 December 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida
Hometown
Largo, Pinellas County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34792463
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 September 1944
Place of death
Near Fraimbois, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 7 11

Immediate family

Members
Glen L. Prevatt Sr. (father)
Maude B. (Parsons) Prevatt (mother)
Phyllis E. Prevatt (sister)

More information

Pfc Glen L. Prevatt Jr. was employed at the Hayworth Construction Company before he enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 28 August 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his chest.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

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 / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - Jennie
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, https://projects.cah.ucf.edu/