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RUTLEDGE, George Albert - Date of
birth
11 April 1923 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Sullivan County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35794154 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 2 | 25 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Houston M. Rutledge (father)
Nola M. (Hughes) Rutledge (mother)
Mary L. Rutledge (sister)
More information
Sgt George A. Rutledge attended college for one year and worked in a mill before he enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 18 January 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten