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STEMPLE, Cecil Clayton - Date of
birth
14 January 1918 -
Age
27 -
Place of birth
Ashley, Doddridge County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1320485 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | 53 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clyde F. Stemple (father)
Coral M. (Schofield) Stemple (mother)
Theodore E. Stemple (brother)
Vivien M. Stemple (sister)
Clyde F. Stemple (brother)
Mildred E. Stemple (sister)
Hetty H. Stemple (wife)
More information
1st Lt Cecil C. Stemple joined the National Guard in Morgantown, West Virginia on 6 January 1941.He is also remembered at the Aurora Cemetery in Aurora, Preston County, West Virginia.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / Clay Stemple / D. G. Keener