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YEAGER, Melvin - Date of
birth
5 November 1909 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Freedom, Woods County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39469652 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Metz, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 9 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
George W. Yeager (father)
Frances J. (Covel) Yeager (mother)
Greenwood W. Yeager (brother)
Walter H. Yeager (brother)
Anna M. Yeager (sister)
Ethel M. Yeager (sister)
Mervin K. Yeager (brother)
Mary C. Yeager (sister)
Arthur Yeager (brother)
Edwin Yeager (brother)
Orient Yeager (sister)
Victor G. Yeager (brother)
George E. Yeager (brother)
Alice M. Yeager (sister)
Kenneth H. Yeager (brother)
Merie C. (Lindskog) Yeager (wife)
Juanita E. Yeager (daughter)
Melvin B. Yeager (son)
More information
Sgt Melvin Yeager was a driver before he enlisted in Spokane, Washington on 31 December 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand-Failly, France.
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. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Lemke Family Tree, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – Eric Ackerman
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - cjcairns