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HANFORD, Theodore - Date of
birth
18 February 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Leesburg, Lake County, Florida -
Hometown
Lake County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34242320 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
326th Airborne Engineer Battalion,
101st Airborne Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 8 | 54 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Fred I. Hanford (father)
Helen B. Hanford (mother)
George I. Hanford (brother)
Margaret Hanford (sister)
More information
Cpl Theodore Hanford was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, www.findagrave.com - The Citadel Memorial Europe
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, Evening Star - 5 March 1945