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CAUGHMAN, Samuel Lewis - Date of
birth
6 January 1920 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Stark County, Ohio -
Hometown
Minerva, Stark County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35845015 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 February 1945 - Place of
death
Prüm, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 14 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry H. Caughman (father)
Bertha M. (Harsh) Caughman (mother)
Frank B. Caughman (brother)
Donald J. Caughman (brother)
Howard H. Caughman (brother)
Catherine M. Caughman (sister)
Mary Caughman (wife)
Barbara Caughman (daughter)
More information
Pvt Samuel L. Caughman was a driver before he enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 27 June 1944.He is remembered at the East Lawn Cemetery in Minerva, Stark County, Ohio.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, Company’s / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / McCoy Family Tree / 1930 Census, http://1-22infantry.org/kia2/caughmanpers.htm
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, http://1-22infantry.org/kia2/caughmanpers.htm, The Canton Repository - 27 February 1945