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SPEAS, Vestal Kapp - Date of
birth
14 November 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
North Carolina -
Hometown
Forsyth County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34254863 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Medical Detachment,
40th Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 March 1945 - Place of
death
Kirchain, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 3 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Everette E. Speas (father)
Lela M. (Kapp) Speas (mother)
Virginia M. Speas (sister)
William E. Speas (brother)
Laverne E. Speas (brother)
Viola P. Speas (sister)
Kenneth G. Speas (brother)
Everett D. Speas (brother)
More information
T/4 Vestal K. Speas enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 11 March 1942.He came to the aid of wounded soldiers during a severe German mortar attack when he was killed by a mortar. For this action he awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Frank Smeets, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Frank Smeets