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WHITTMORE, Watson - Date of
birth
13 November 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
St. Paul, Madison County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Baldwin, Madison County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38296279 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
69th Tank Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 January 1945 - Place of
death
Wardin, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Andrew J. Whittmore (father)
Mary E. (Jones) Whittmore (mother)
William L. Whittmore (brother)
John H. Whittmore (brother)
George S. Whittmore (brother)
Lou A. Whittmore (sister)
Opal I. (Jones) Whittmore (wife)
James R. Whittmore (son)
More information
Pfc Watson Whittmore worked on a farm before he enlisted in Little Rock, Arkansas on 11 November 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Lewis Gleason Hawkins Frogge Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – Lou Ann Hawkins Frogge, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery