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RENAKER, Paul Eugene - Date of
birth
6 July 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Inola, Rogers County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38189786 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th 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
11 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bischwiller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 14 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ray R. Renaker (father)
Willie M. (Padgett) Renaker (mother)
Virginia Renaker (sister)
Dorothy Renaker (sister)
Billy R. Renaker (brother)
Mary J. Renaker (sister)
More information
Pfc Paul E. Renaker was a route man before he enlisted in Tulsa, Oklahoma on 17 August 1942.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his buttock and hip and loin.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, 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 / Crystal Baca Slater Family Tree / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux
Photo source: www.ancestry/com - Crystal Baca-Slater