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Personal info

Full name
STEPHENS, Franklin L
Date of birth
21 November 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
Portageville, New Madrid County, Missouri
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36507405
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 November 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 21 36

Immediate family

Members
Ralph H. Stephens (father)
Rula Stephens (mother)
Anita Stephens (sister)
Phil Stephens (brother)
Irma E. (Mohr) Stephens (wife)

More information

Sgt Franklin L. Stephens enlisted in July 1942 and was sent overseas in August 1944.

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

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, The Detroit News - 11 February 1945