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Personal info

Full name
VINSON, Frank Garland
Date of birth
1920
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Alabama
Hometown
Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
14016355
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Baesweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 16 13

Immediate family

Members
Robert H. Vinson (father)
Lillie M. (Mayfield) Vinson (mother)
Robert Vinson (brother)
Oswell Vinson (brother)
Mitford L. Vinson (brother)
Howard Vinson (brother)
Mary Vinson (sister)
Jack Vinson (brother)
Willadene Vinson (sister)
Hershel Vinson (brother)
Billy Vinson (brother)
Herbert O. Vinson (brother)

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com,  After Action Report CCA, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Robert and Marziana Boels, Wendy Hazle, The Moulton Advertiser