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Personal info

Full name
CRAIN, Jack L
Date of birth
7 December 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
Missouri
Hometown
Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37415653
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vernéville - Amanvillers, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 30 37

Immediate family

Members
Alfred H. Crain (father)
Mae (Gollahan) Crain (mother)
Carl E. Crain (brother)
Clyde Crain (brother)

More information

Pfc Jack L. Crain worked in a shoe factory before he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 2 February 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / 12000 Combined Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Major M