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JENNINGS, Ernest Ray - Date of
birth
28 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Buenos, Garza County, Texas -
Hometown
Coal County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38558105 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Visé, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 8 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Elton Fisher (stepfather)
Clarice B. (Phelan) Jennings (mother)
Welton Fisher (half-brother)
Ruby Fisher (half-sister)
Myrtle B. Fisher (half-sister)
Billie J. Fisher (half-sister)
More information
Pvt Ernest R. Jennings enlisted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 27 October 1943.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.oldhickory30th.com,
www.30thinfantry.org, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten