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Personal info

Full name
COMBS, Garland B
Date of birth
17 April 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
West Virginia
Hometown
Hampshire County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35073639
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
South of Jüngersdorf, Hurtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 8 43

Immediate family

Members
Alfred J. Combs (father)
Senie R. (Whetzel) Combs (mother)
Roy A. Combs (brother)
Dessel G. Combs (sister)
Howard Y. Combs (brother)
Una M. Combs (sister)
Marvin W. Combs (brother)
Glenna R. Combs (sister)
Mary (Haines) Combs (wife)

More information

Pfc Garland Combs enlisted at Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky on 17 March 1944. He was a chauffeur before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com , www.fold3.com , www.ancestry.com, www.archives.gov, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.ancestry.com, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet