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HUMPHRESS, Forest Russell - Date of
birth
18 August 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Adair County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Casey Creek, Adair County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35685911 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 March 1945 - Place of
death
Neustadt, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
James T. Humphress (father)
Susie E. (White) Humphress (mother)
James H. Humphress (brother)
Virgie M. Humphress (sister)
Welby A. Humphress (brother)
Joseph H. Humphress (brother)
More information
Pfc Forest R. Humphress worked on the family farm before he enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 3 November 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Charging Forward KY, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: Peter Schouteten