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Personal info

Full name
ALEXANDER, Clarence Minor
Date of birth
5 March 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Mount Sidney, Augusta County, Virginia
Hometown
Mount Sidney, Augusta County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33091459
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
32nd Field Artillery Battalion,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 September 1944
Place of death
Henri-Chapelle, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 14 20

Immediate family

Members
Minor M. Alexander (father)
Anna L. (Moore) Alexander (mother)
Mary A. Alexander (sister)
Wilbert D. Alexander (brother)
Gladys E. Alexander (sister)
Howard O. Alexander (brother)
Evelyn M. Alexander (sister)
Guinevere (Arey) Alexander (wife)

More information

Cpl Clarence Alexander enlisted in Roanoke, Virginia on 21 January 1942. He was a graduate of North River High School and in civilian life was employed by Duplan at Grotoes. He participated in the invasion of North Africa, Sicily and France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.history.army.mil, www.newspapers.com - The News Leader, www.newspapers.com - Family Trees

Photo source: Peter Schouteten