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HOSMER, Clay Abner - Date of
birth
15 May 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Missouri -
Hometown
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37742210 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
28 December 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Clay A. Hosmer (father)
Mary A. Hosmer (mother)
More information
Pvt Clay A. Hosmer attended North East High School and worked as a clerk before he enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 2 May 1944.At the time of his death, the 2nd Infantry Regiment was engaged in the fighting in the vicinity of Consdorf-Berdorf, Luxembourg.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.findagrave.com