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LITTLE, Porter C - Date of
birth
2 July 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1298729 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Champs, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 11 | 32 |
Immediate family
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Members
Daniel F. Little (father)
Ethel M. (Heiberger) Little (mother)
Daniel F. Little (brother)
John W. Little (brother)
Wesley H. Little (brother)
Ellen S. Little (sister)
More information
1st Lt Porter C. Little attended college for one year and was a sales clerk.He enlisted in Trenton, New Jersey on 9 January 1941.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, 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 / Ann Cupit Family Tree / 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, B. Jeffries