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UNDERWOOD, Virgil L - Date of
birth
17 July 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Lebanon Junction, Bullitt County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Bullitt County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35811658 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
24 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Pattern, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| M | 14 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Willis Underwood (father)
Delelia G. (Reed) Underwood (mother)
Lillian M. Underwood (sister)
Jennie Underwood (sister)
George W. Underwood (brother)
Bertha Underwood (sister)
Ella B. Underwood (sister)
Velma Underwood (sister)
Blanche A. Underwood (wife)
More information
Virgil L. Underwood enlisted on 14 December 1943 in Louiseville,Kentucky.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, John T. Gerlosky, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com 1920 Census / Army Enlistment Records, Family Trees / Headstone and Interment Record / Kentucky Birth Index, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Debbie Taylor Arms