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KERSHAW, Louis Arthur - Date of
birth
4 May 1906 -
Age
38 - Place of
birth
Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31225943 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
21st Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Houffalize, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 6 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
David C. Kershaw (father)
Grace M. (Turner) Kershaw (mother)
Lester T. Kershaw (brother)
Edith G. Kershaw (sister)
Alvin F. Kershaw (brother)
More information
Pfc Louis A. Kershaw enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 22 October 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915, http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten