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Personal info

Full name
CAVENDER, Franklin Monroe
Date of birth
14 January 1921
Age
24
Place of birth
Cleburne County, Arkansas
Hometown
Quitman, Cleburne County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
38355734
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 March 1945
Place of death
Rumeln, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 2 13

Immediate family

Members
Elijah F. Cavender (father)
Willie E. (Ussery) Cavender (mother)
Mary G. Cavender (sister)
Selma I. Cavender (sister)
Jessie C. Cavender (brother)
Joseph L. Cavender (brother)
Almo B. Cavender (brother)
Mary L. (Henderson) Cavender (wife)

More information

T/5 Franklin M. Cavender enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 5 December 1942.

His best buddy Hurshell Holt told the story: "We came back from action and were about to take a shower at the coal mine complex in the German town. We discussed who could go first. I told him go first and I went back to the frontline and Franklin went for a shower. Then suddenly ‘screaming meemie’s’ exploded in front of the door and Franklin got hit by it.”

Source of information: ww2 veteran Hershell Holt, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census

Photo source: Ralph Peeters