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Personal info

Full name
WATRAL, Steve
Date of birth
26 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Majestic, Pike County, Kentucky
Hometown
Majestic, Pike County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35772215
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
Near Haguenau, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 5 11

Immediate family

Members
Frank Watral (father)
Charlie Watral (brother)
Rose Watral (sister)
Stella Watral (sister)
Frona Watral (sister)

More information

Pfc Steve Watral was employed at the Majestic Colleries Company before he enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 12 August 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux
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