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name
MAYS, Ernest - Date of
birth
4 December 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Jefferson County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35136551 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 4 | 73 |
Immediate family
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Members
Dock Mays (father)
Loula L. (Anderson) Mays (mother)
Delmer Mays (brother)
Cora L. (Ellison) Mays (wife)
Source of information: Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com