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Personal info

Full name
KELLY, Eugene Douglas
Date of birth
28 June 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Walker County, Georgia
Hometown
Hamilton County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34449874
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
20th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
22 March 1945
Place of death
Landau in der Pfalz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 8 15

Immediate family

Members
Fay N. Kelly (mother)
Bonnie L. Kelly (sister)
Lydia L. Kelly (sister)
Tom F. Kelly (brother)
Betty J. Kelly (sister)
David H. Kelly (brother)

More information

Pfc Eugene D. Kelly enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 29 October 1942.
He died from wounds to his stomach.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.10tharmored.com, www.findagrave.com – Harriet Brumley
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – Harriet Brumley