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PENNINGTON, Jessie Lee - Date of
birth
28 June 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Lumpkin, Stewart County, Georgia -
Hometown
Hall County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34828706 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
2nd Battalion,
501st 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
5 October 1944 - Place of
death
The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 2 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
Claude Pennington (father)
Nannie (Fields) Pennington (mother)
J. B. Pennington (brother)
Willie D. Pennington (brother)
A. C. Pennington (brother)
Billie H. Pennington (brother)
Thomas Pennington (brother)
More information
Pvt Jessie L. Pennington had been employed by Pacolet Manufacturing Co. before he enlisted at Fort McPherson in Atlanta, Georgia, on 21 September 1943.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.archives.gov, 1940 Census, WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Hannah Majewski - Pennington Family