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UPRIGHT, Clyde Russell - Date of
birth
6 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Kannapolis, Rowan County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34432902 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division,
Mortar Platoon
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
Malmedy, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Marshel L. Upright (father)
Essie C. Upright (mother)
Paul Upright (brother)
Conrad Upright (brother)
More information
Clyde entered the service on 26 September 1942 at Camp Soft, South Carolina and left for foreign theaters in January 1944. After fighting through France, Belgium, Holland and Germany, he was killed during a Nazi breakthrough in Belgium.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - A History of Cabarrus County in the Wars / WWII Army Enlistment Records / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.30thinfantry.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - A History of Cabarrus County in the Wars