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NETTLES, Price James - Date of
birth
25 February 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Meadow, Terry County, Texas -
Hometown
Morton, Cochran County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38060079 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Seimerich-Körperich, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 4 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Price J. Nettles (father)
Lillie P. (Evans) Nettles (mother)
Laverna M. Nettles (sister)
Lois G. Nettles (sister)
Nelma F. Nettles (sister)
Velma L. (Jenkins) Nettles (wife)
Barbara W. Nettles (daughter)
More information
S/Sgt Price J. Nettles attended high school for three years and was a sales clerk employed by Lloyd Evans before he enlisted in Lubbock, Texas on 22 November 1940.He was killed by small arms fire in the side of his body.
He is also remembered at the Meadow Cemetery, Terry County, Texas.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - David Sifford