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SLANKARD, Euan Joseph - Date of
birth
28 June 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Hoisington, Barton County, Kansas -
Hometown
Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37010778 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
Tank Driver -
Unit
A Company,
17th Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Sillegny, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph C. Slankard (father)
Annie L. (Parish) Slankard (mother)
Hilda M. Slankard (sister)
Mary M. Slankard (sister)
John F. Slankard (brother)
David L. Slankard (brother)
More information
T/4 Euan J. Slankard graduated from Great Bend High School before he enlisted on 29 June 1941.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.7tharmddiv.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dave Hansen, www.ancestry.com - Barton County, Memorial album 05 posted by Marlin Bryant