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YOKLEY, Claude Lee - Date of
birth
21 February 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Grundy County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34493330 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 October 1944 - Place of
death
Denting, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 19 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Hubert L. Yorkley (father)
Betty M. (Taylor) Yokley (mother)
Buford R. Yokley (brother)
Kenneth E. Yokley (brother)
Hazel M. Yokley (sister)
Jerry Yokley (brother)
Raymond Yokley (brother)
More information
Pfc Claude L. Yokley was a lumberman before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 15 November 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, 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 / Gipson Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Carolyn Blue
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