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FULKERSON, George Hilbert - Date of
birth
11 November 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana -
Hometown
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35813950 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 February 1945 - Place of
death
Andler, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 12 | 52 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Albert P. Fulkerson (father)
Ota L. (Dorsey) Fulkerson (mother)
Deloris I. Fulkerson (sister)
Louise Fulkerson (sister)
Ida Fulkerson (half-sister)
Mildred Fulkerson (half-sister)
Peggy Fulkerson (half-sister)
Dorothy Fulkerson (half-sister)
Dan Fulkerson (half-brother)
Travis Fulkerson (half-brother)
Guy Fulkerson (half-brother)
Orville Fulkerson (half-brother)
Rachael A. (Hammon) Fulkerson (wife)
George E. Fulkerson (son)
Robert A. Fulkerson (son)
Albert E. Fulkerson (son)
More information
Pvt George H. Fulkerson was employed by the Crown Pottery Company before he enlisted in Evansville, Indiana on 22 January 1944. He was sent overseas on 8 October 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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Boonville Enquirer - 23 February 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Evansville Press - 16 February 1945 - courtesy of Kathy McDermott