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Personal info

Full name
CARDEN, Harry Edward
Date of birth
25 February 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Russell County, Alabama
Hometown
Russell County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34708079
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
25th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 October 1944
Place of death
In the Réméréville area, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 25 95

Immediate family

Members
Henry Lee Carden ( father)
Alberta ( Kite) Carden (mother)
Henry L. Carden (brother)
Lois C. Carden (sister)
Robert A. Carden (brother)
William H. Carden (brother)
Madrine L. Carden (sister)

More information

Pvt Harry E. Carden enlisted at Fort McClennan, Alabama on 27 February 1943.

His initial burial took place on Saint James Permanent Cemetery, Saint James, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Carden-Norman 1.1 12-12-2015 Tree / Headstone and Interment Record

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