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EVERSOLE, Billie Slemp - Date of
birth
10 February 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Wythe County, Virginia -
Hometown
Wythe County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33132014 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 8 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Buford S. Eversole (father)
Fannie C. (Jones) Eversole (mother)
Cecil S. Eversole (brother)
Luther C. Eversole (brother)
Frances A. Eversole (sister)
Buford S. Eversole Jr. (brother)
Virginia K. Eversole (sister)
More information
Pfc Billie S. Eversole enlisted in Camp Lee, Virginia on 7 February 1942.He worked in manufacture of knit goods before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, 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 / Franklin County Nolens, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, vawarmemorial.org