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SHEPPARD, Chester Eugene - Date of
birth
24 July 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Plainview, Hall County, Texas -
Hometown
Plainview, Hall County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38606233 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Pintsch-Willerwiltz, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 12 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert H. Sheppard (father)
Minnie M. (Ellis) Sheppard (mother)
J. C. Sheppard (brother)
Billy W. Sheppard (brother)
Bobby V. Sheppard (brother)
Horace Sheppard (brother)
James E. Sheppard (brother)
Nadine Sheppard (sister)
Adriene Sheppard (sister)
More information
Pfc Chester E. Sheppard was a plasterer before he enlisted on 11 November 1943 in Lubbock, Texas.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / Williams-Robertson-Treadwell Family Tree / Texas Birth Index, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Sandra Cantrell Lindeman