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Personal info

Full name
STRAUGHN, Calvin Franklin
Date of birth
31 January 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Longwood, Howard County, Maryland
Hometown
Saint Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33556417
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
Medical Detachment,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 January 1945
Place of death
Moircy, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 9 4

Immediate family

Members
Leroy Straughn (father)
Edith H. Straughn (mother)
Sarah E. Straughn (sister)
Doris M. Straughn (sister)
Alton L. Straughn (brother)
Evelyn M. Straughn (sister)

More information

Pfc Calvin F. Straughn attended high school for four years and was a sales clerk before he enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 10 February 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in 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 / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery