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STAPLES, Burt O'dell - Date of
birth
24 October 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama -
Hometown
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34918485 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
411th Infantry Regiment,
103rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Ebersheim, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 29 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
James D. Staples (father)
Mary Louise (McCarty) Staples (mother)
James D. Staples (brother)
Frances L. Staples (sister)
More information
Pvt Burt O. Staples enlisted at Ft McClellan, Alabama on 18 January 1944. He had been overseas for just two and a half months.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, Headstones and interment Records, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/411th-regiment.html - Unit Journal for December 1944, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/assets/mr-411-i-by-name.pdf
Photo source: The Birmingham News 2 January 1945