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Personal info

Full name
SAPP, Samuel Jay
Date of birth
1 March 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia
Hometown
Hoven, Potter County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35375726
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
15th Tank Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 January 1945
Place of death
Near Longvilly, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
D 6 25

Immediate family

Members
Jedd M. Sapp (father)
Rose M. (Arnold) Sapp (mother)
Charles H. Sapp (brother)
Olive M. Sapp (sister)
Cleta R. (Glover) Sapp (wife)

More information

Sgt Samuel J. Sapp was a pottery worker before he enlisted.

He is remembered at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / West Virginia Marriages, www.findagrave.com – Shane O, www.6tharmoreddivision.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Jeff Hall / Christian Tate