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Personal info

Full name
LARGEN, Roy Jr
Date of birth
1924
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Kentucky
Hometown
Jefferson County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35697759
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
1 November 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 23 15

Immediate family

Members
Roy Largen (father)
Bessie Largen (mother)
Elisabeth Largen (sister)
Edward Largen (brother)
Rogette Largen (sister)
William Largen (brother)
Lawrence P. Largen (brother)
Mary K. Largen (sister)

More information

Pvt Roy Largen Jr. enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 25 February 1943.

At the time of his death the 2nd Infantry Regiment was engaged in the fighting in the vicinity of Arnaville, France.

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 - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record

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