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WINSTEAD, Medrith W - Date of
birth
1912 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
North Carolina -
Hometown
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6849650 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
515th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
13th Airborne Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
22 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 16 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Kinchen W. Winstead (father)
Myrtie (Vick) Winstead (mother)
Juanita Winstead (sister)
Josephine Winstead (sister)
Myrtle Winstead (sister)
Kinchen W. Winstead (brother)
More information
Pvt Medrith W. Winstead joined the Regular Army on 3 January 1939.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Champigneul, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy