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QUAIT, Lindsey Dave - Date of
birth
9 april 1910 -
Age
34 -
Place of birth
Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois -
Hometown
Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39051417 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Kaiserslautern, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 26 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
David L. Quait (father)
Helen H. (Caldwell) Quait (mother)
Rita F. Quait (sister)
Harold H. Quait (brother)
James C. Quait (brother)
Nadine M. (Watkins) Quait (wife)
Lindsay D. Quait (son)
More information
Pfc Lindsey D. Quait was a driver before he enlisted in Presidio of Monterey, California on 27 April 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his stomach.
He is remembered on a monument at Washington Park in Sunnyvale, California.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://36th-id.frb.io, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / Kelley Quait Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Laura S, www.ancestry.com - Perfectwx