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DOVER, Roy Lee - Date of
birth
8 February 1926 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Cumberland County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34946932 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Enzen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 10 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
William J. Dover (father)
Leila A. (Stancil) Dover (mother)
William D. Dover (brother)
Essie M. Dover (sister)
Lola M. Dover (sister)
James C. Dover (bother)
Edna L. Dover (sister)
Clyde B. Dover (brother)
Sarah F. Dover (sister)
Reba S. Dover (sister)
Lewis E. Dover (brother)
Frances Dover (sister)
More information
Pfc Roy L. Dover worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort McPherson, Atlanta Georgia, on 20 May 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Tootle Family Tree / North Carolina Birth Index, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem