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name
ALEXANDER, Cecil M - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Arkansas -
Hometown
Mississippi County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14026080 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 November 1944 - Place of
death
Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 18 | 24 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Rudine B. Alexander (mother)
More information
S/Sgt Cecil M. Alexander enlisted in Montgomery, Alabama on 5 October 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.ivydivisionww2.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten