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Personal info

Full name
SUGGS, Daford Richardson
Date of birth
26 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Columbus, Polk County, North Carolina
Hometown
Youngsville, Franklin County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34869356
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bollendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
F 3 9

Immediate family

Members
Luther B. Suggs (father)
Nonnie L. (Jacobs) Suggs (mother)
Rita L. Suggs (sister)
John H. Suggs (brother)
Luther R. Suggs (brother)
Alma L. Suggs (sister)
Mabel E. Suggs (sister)
John E. Suggs (sister)
Anne M. Suggs (sister)

More information

Pvt Daford R. Suggs enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 27 July 1944. He was sent overseas in January 1945.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Ward Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Margo Reasner