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Personal info

Full name
SCRUGGS, L. D.
Date of birth
13 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Beebe, White County, Arkansas
Hometown
Marshall County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34807238
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Medical Aidman
Unit
Medical Detachment,
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Michelshof, south of Echternach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 13 26

Immediate family

Members
Freeman P. Scruggs (father)
Ruth Scruggs (mother)
Lettie O. Scruggs (sister)
Thurel J. Scruggs (brother)
Deward T. Scruggs (brother)
Arvel L. Scruggs (brother)

More information

Pfc. L.D. Scruggs enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 25 May 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / U.S.WWII Draft Cards Young Man, www.findagrave.com, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Lagetaway / Luxembourg American Cemetery