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PALMER, Frank A - Date of
birth
31 March 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Georgia -
Hometown
Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20758042 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Jenneville, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 5 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Henry A. Palmer (father)
Annie L. (McNabb) Palmer (mother)
More information
Sgt Frank A. Palmer was a driver before he joined the National Guard on 6 January 1941.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.
He is remembered at the Greenwood Cemetery in Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Palmer Family Tree, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com - Anonymous
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – Anonymous / P. V. Hays