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FORTNEY, David Ashford - Date of
birth
10 August 1907 -
Age
37 - Place of
birth
Bridgeport, Belmont County, Ohio -
Hometown
Belmont County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35298148 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 October 1944 - Place of
death
Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Willis F. Fortney (father)
Dora G. (Minear) Fortney (mother)
Hazel B. Fortney (sister)
Byron F. Fortney (brother)
Osborne M. Fortney (brother)
Eugene H. Fortney (brother)
Sarah M. Fortney (sister)
Victoria A. (Pass) Fortney (wife)
Eleanor M. Fortney (daughter)
More information
Pvt David A. Fortney attended high school for 3 years before he enlisted in Columbus, Ohio on 5 January 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Ohio, Births and Christenings Index / Schiefer Family Tree, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com – 1971life