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Personal info

Full name
GAFFORD, Henry Ashbury Jr
Date of birth
26 July 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
Hometown
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34582453
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
Wiltz, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 1 42

Immediate family

Members
Henry A. Gafford (father)
Lois E. (Nelms) Gafford (mother)

More information

Pfc Henry A. Gafford Jr. was an attendant at a filling station and parking lot before he enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 28 November 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Jt Nelms Family Tree, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery