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WINBURNE, Cecil W - Date of
birth
12 February 1911 -
Age
33 -
Place of birth
Richmond, Virginia -
Hometown
Henrico County, Virginia -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6882691 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
9 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Flamierge, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 10 | 36 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ernest C. Winburne (father)
Minnie B. (Chappell) Winburne (mother)
Raymond H. Winburne (brother)
Ernest C. Winburne (brother)
Robert K. Winburne (brother)
Susan M. Winburne (sister)
Doris E. Winburne (sister)
Elizabeth C. Winburne (sister)
More information
Pvt Cecil W. Winburne worked in the petroleum industry before he joined the Regular Army on 28 September 1939.He died of wounds, sustained on 4 January 1945 and was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery of 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 / 1930/1940 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten