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SEWARDS, Vernon Edward - Date of
birth
12 July 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois -
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39556294 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
424th Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Steinebruck-Winterspelt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 6 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Timothy Sewards (father)
Beulah I. (Diggins) Sewards (mother)
George F. Sewards (brother)
Richard A. Knickerbrocker (half brother)
Edith D. (Hall) Sewards (wife)
More information
Pfc Vernon E. Sewards enlisted in Los Angeles, California, on 25 January 1943.He attended 3 years of high school and worked at Douglas Aircraft Company before he enlisted.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Sewards Family Tree / U.S.Draft Cards Young Men, www.indianamilitary.org/106ID/SoThinkMenu/106thSTART
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem