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JARRARD, Walter Willis - Date of
birth
29 January 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Lumpkin County, Georgia -
Hometown
Greene County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34447281 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Machine Gunner -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 November 1944 - Place of
death
Würselen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 10 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
James B. Jarrard (father)
Ethel W. (Poole) Jarrard (mother)
Stephen Jarrard (brother)
Roscoe Jarrard (brother)
More information
Walter W. Jarrard enlisted at Fort McPherson in Atlanta, Georgia on 15 Ocrober 1942.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.oldhickory30th.com,
www.30thinfantry.org, WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, Jarrard Family