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Personal info

Full name
CUSHMAN, Roger Elwood
Date of birth
19 January 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
Lake Township, Clay County, Iowa
Hometown
Lake, Clay County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37696675
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Stockem–Schankweiler, west of Bitburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 15 28

Immediate family

Members
Johnson H. Cushman (father)
Mildred E. (Milton) Cushman (mother)
Marguerite E. Cushman (sister)
Alma L. Cushman (sister)
Forest J. Cushman (brother)
Darell L. Cushman (sister)
Dale Cushman (brother)

More information

Pfc Roger E. Cushmanworked on a farm.

He enlisted at Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 9 May 1944. He went overseas in October 1944.

His brother Forest also served in France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record / Iowa Births, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Terril Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Clay County Heritage