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SPEASMAKER, Cass Beery - Date of
birth
21 March 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
London, Madison County, Ohio -
Hometown
London, Madison County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1285839 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Champenoux, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 22 | 74 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward P. Speasmaker (father)
Catharine L. (Beery) Speasmaker (mother)
Sallie L. Speasmaker (sister)
Mary L. Speasmaker (sister)
Rosemary Speasmaker (sister)
Ned J. Speasmaker (brother)
Don R. Speasmaker (brother)
Genevieve K. (Kiwacka) Speasmaker (wife)
Sondra L. Speasmaker (daughter)
More information
1st Lt Cass B. Speasmaker attended college for two years and was a retail manager before he enlisted at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 7 February 1941.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
He is remembered at the Kirkwood Cemetery in London, Madison County, Ohio.
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 / Magargee Family Tree, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux / Dave M
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dave M