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SKIPPER, Harold Ray - Date of
birth
4 May 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Mississippi County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Hornersville, Dunklin County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39697953 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 February 1945 - Place of
death
Saarlouis, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 17 | 31 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas E. Skipper (father)
Fanny O. (Avent) Skipper (mother)
Buel T. Skipper (brother)
Opal Skipper (wife)
More information
Pfc Harold R. Skipper worked on a farm before he enlisted in Fresco, California on 14 April 1943.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 / Michael Skipper Family Tree, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
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