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COBURN, Cecil Powell - Date of
birth
12 July 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-550658 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Serrig, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 4 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Fonsus M. Coburn (father)
Annie M. (Powell) Coburn (mother)
Clarence Coburn (brother)
Mayo Coburn (brother)
Gwendolyn Coburn (sister)
More information
2nd Lt Cecil P. Coburn was a student at Virginia Military Institute when he entered the service in Lexington, Virginia on 2 June 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Orville L. Kline / McVMI 1943, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com – a2
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks Virginia Military Institute