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FRANCIS, Samuel Donald - Date of
birth
7 June 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Bidsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33113791 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 October 1944 - Place of
death
Fort Driant, in the vicinity of Metz, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Luther B. Francis (father)
Elsie Francis (mother)
More information
T/Sgt Samuel D. Francis graduated from South Hills High School and was employed by the Pennsylvania Electric Coil Company.He enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 27 October 1941.
He is remembered at the Forest Hills Memorial Park, Reiffton, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Files, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph - 4 April 1945