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Personal info

Full name
STRICKLAND, Arthur Morrison Jr
Date of birth
27 June 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Florence, Florence County, South Carolina
Hometown
Florence, Florence County, South Carolina
Religion
Protestant

Military service

Service number
O1050000
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 6 54

Immediate family

Members
Arthur M. Strickland Sr. (father)
Martha G. (Worsham) Strickland (mother)
Elizabeth C. Strickland (sister)
Martha Strickland (sister)
James T. Strickland (brother)
Josephine (Grimsley) Strickland (wife)
Arthur M. Strickland III (son)

More information

Arthur M. Strickland was a clerk at the Atlantic Coast Line railroad station.

He entered service on 13 January 1941 at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina.

Note: In the ABMC database, the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment is incorrectly listed as a Battalion

Source of information: FOHF, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – U.S., Headstone and Interment Records / World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945 / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com – Florence Morning News, 27 Mar 1931, 8 Sep 1934, 13 March 1945 / The Greenville News, 15 Jul 1937.
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945, www.newspapers.com – Florence Morning News, 25 March 1945