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Personal info

Full name
DEDMON, Guy Arthur
Date of birth
23 May 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Rochester, Haskell County, Texas
Hometown
Haskell County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38147062
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
741st Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
East of Rocherath, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 15 42

Immediate family

Members
William B. Dedmon (father)
Bessie A. (Williams) Dedmon (mother)
William R. Dedmon (brother)
Richard B. Dedmon (brother)
Samantha P. Dedmon (sister)
Roy L. Dedmon (brother)
Cora E. Dedmon (sister)
Bonnie J. Dedmon (sister)
Nellie A. Dedmon (sister)
Ima (Shields) Dedmon (wife)

More information

Cpl Guy A. Dedmon entered the service at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on 20 March 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Enlistment Record / Family Trees / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://cgsc.contendm.oclc.org - After Action Report 741st Tank Battalion

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Park City Daily News - 18 March 1945