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COLTER, Virgil Buel - Date of
birth
11 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Estill County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Madison County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35875312 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
26 December 1944 - Place of
death
Grevels-Brésil, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 16 | 65 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John W. Colter (father)
Callie E. (Hall) Colter (mother)
Fannie Colter (sister)
Edna Colter (sister)
Ethel B. Colter (sister)
More information
Pvt Virgil B. Colter enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 4 September 1943.He was killed by small arms fire in his femur.
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 / Lennie V. Pasley Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com – Jamaya Owens, www.fold3com – 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com – Ruth McKinney Pasley