Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
SHORT, Jessie Deerwood Sr - Date of
birth
8 July 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Mississippi -
Hometown
Tippah County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34950429 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 February 1945 - Place of
death
Serrig, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | 62 |
Immediate family
-
Members
David M. Short (father)
Martha A. (Walker) Short (mother)
Ula M. Short (sister)
Bernce Short (brother)
O. V. Short (brother)
Pena Short (sister)
R. L. Short (brother)
Lola R. Short (sister)
Annie L. (Pannell) Short (wife)
Jessie D. Short (son)
More information
Pvt Jessie D. Short enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 1 June 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Social Security Death Index / 1940 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.newspapers.com – Clarion Ledger Mississippi 28 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Tom Childers