Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
AUTRY, Palmer Everton - Date of
birth
15 April 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Harnett County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Harnett County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34996979 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
14th Tank Battalion,
9th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 February 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 11 | 25 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Wiley M. Autry (father)
Nellie C. (Coleman) Autry (mother)
Ruth Autry (sister)
More information
Palmer enlisted on 23 June 1944 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Newton Family Tree / WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: Peter Schouteten