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WORTHEY, Orvis Russell - Date of
birth
9 July 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Cedar Bluff, Cherokee County, Alabama -
Hometown
DeKalb County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34919718 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 9 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Albert J. Worthey (father)
Clara L. (Groce) Worthey (mother)
Mary Z. Worthey (sister)
Robert L. Worthey (brother)
Charles E. Worthey (brother)
More information
Pvt Orvis R. Worthey enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 22 March 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, AAR 53rd AIB July 44 thru May 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem