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CARNES, Landis K - Date of
birth
7 July 1907 -
Age
37 - Place of
birth
Linn, Osage County, Missouri -
Hometown
Missoula, Missoula County, Montana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6556508 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 February 1945 - Place of
death
Sauer River Crossing bridgehead, North of Echternach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 12 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Theron Carnes (father)
Mary Carnes (mother)
Manilla Carnes (sister)
Goldine Carnes (sister)
Marie Carnes (sister)
Levi Carnes (brother)
Muza Carnes (sister)
More information
Sgt Landis K. Carnes attended high school for three years and worked on a farm.He enlisted in Butte, Montana on 14 March 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920 Census / U.S. Headstone and Internment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil 1942-1949 / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, the 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: Peter Schouteten