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WOODARD, Walter N - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Henry County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Paris, Henry County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34723788 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
69th Tank Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 October 1944 - Place of
death
Leyr, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 42 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
John W. Woodard (father)
Sarah J. Woodard (mother)
Sarah J. Woodard (sister)
John Woodard (brother)
Sue M. Woodard (sister)
Charles W. Woodard (brother)
James H. Woodard (brother)
Eleanor M. Woodard (sister)
Robert Woodard (brother)
More information
Pvt Walter N. Woodard was a driver before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 25 February 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Taylor Tree / 1930/1940 Census, www.findagrave.com, www.super6th.org
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