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CARPENTER, Anderson Travis - Date of
birth
15 May 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Freestone County, Texas -
Hometown
Houston, Harris County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38547655 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
50th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the woods, called Bois Saint-Lambert, Amay, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 8 | 52 |
Immediate family
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Members
Martin T. Carpenter (father)
Anna V. (Little) Carpenter (mother)
Lella B. Carpenter (sister)
Dora L. Carpenter (wife)
More information
Pfc Anderson T. Carpenter was a driver for the Houston Brick and Tile Company before he enlisted in Houston, Texas on 5 January 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – Anita White, www.newspapers.com – Austin American Statesman 7 March 1945, www.6tharmoreddivision.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Anita White