Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
RENFRO, David Stanley - Date of
birth
11 June 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Embreeville, Washington County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Embreeville, Washington County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34491109 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Landremont, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 17 | 46 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Luss Renfro (father)
Mary M. Renfro (mother)
Harold D. Renfro (brother)
Kathleen Renfro (sister)
Clarence Renfro (brother)
Mack L. Renfro (brother)
Robert Renfro (brother)
Rex G. Renfro (brother)
Glenna D. (Broyles) Renfro (wife)
More information
Pfc David S. Renfro graduated at Lamar High School and worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 4 November 1942. After completing basic training at Camp Pickett, Virginia and Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, he was sent to Camp Phillips, Kansas. After being assigned to his unit, he continued his training in the deserts of Arizona and California at what is now known as Fort Irwin. On 30 June 1944, the 80th boarded trains and set off for Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. They then sailed aboard the SS Queen Mary on 4 July 1944 and landed a few days later in Scotland.The 80th arrived in France on 8 August 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/ 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Major M./ Allan D. Jackson, Astrid van Erp