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SHEETS, Lloyd S - Date of
birth
24 April 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Yell County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Danville, Yell County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39053871 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Grandru – Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 11 | 85 |
Immediate family
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Members
Elisha E. Sheets (father)
Tressie V. (Dukes) Sheets (mother)
Robert Sheets (brother)
Carl Sheets (brother)
Jessie M. Sheets (brother)
Ruby Sheets (sister)
Lavoy A. (Oglesky) Sheets (wife)
More information
Pvt Lloyd S. Sheets was a farmer when he enlisted on 1 July 1941.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten