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EMEOTT, Earl Charles - Date of
birth
25 July 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan -
Hometown
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36978371 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Ettelbruck, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 7 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
James E. Emeott (father)
Lillian M. (Gerow) Emeott (mother)
Betty J. Emeott (sister)
Fred W. Emeott (brother)
Ruth L. Emeott (sister)
Lillian M. Emeott (sister)
Robert W. Emeott (brother)
James D. Emeott (brother)
Jack A. Emeott (brother)
Rita J. (Hathaway) Emeott (wife)
Earl Emeott (son)
Gerald Emeott (son)
More information
Pvt Earl C. Emeott worked in a furniture repair shop when he was enlisted on 16 February 1942.He was killed by artillery blast and debris fragments.
His brother, Pvt Fred W. Emeott, was killed in Italy in February 1944 and is buried next to him.
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. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem