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Personal info

Full name
LOGAN, Elroy Kurtis
Date of birth
26 February 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Wilmore, Comanche County, Kansas
Hometown
Marland, Noble County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38394686
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 January 1945
Place of death
Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 2 52

Immediate family

Members
Blueford L. Logan (father)
Emma M. (Swearinger) Logan (mother)
Loran Logan (brother)
Eva R. Logan (sister)
Everett Logan (brother)
Eyvind Logan (brother)
Margaret Logan (sister)
Lawrence Logan (brother)

More information

Pfc Elroy K. Logan worked on the family farm before he enlisted in 1942 and was sent overseas in October 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Phyllis Barnett Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - Seminole Producer - 31 January 1945 / The Ponca City News - 11 February 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.newspapers.com - The Ponca City News - 11 February 1945