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Personal info

Full name
CHAPMAN, Clarence Edward
Date of birth
25 December 1907
Age
36
Place of birth
Westville, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hometown
Chelyan, Kanawha County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35779066
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
17 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Lendersdorf, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 7 1

Immediate family

Members
Thomas F. Chapman (father)
Ada (Carter) Chapman (mother)
George F. Chapman (brother)
Emma L. Chapman (sister)
William E. Chapman (brother)
Nellie V. Chapman (sister)
Mary M. Chapman (sister)
Patricia C. (Hudnall) Chapman (1st wife)
Roberta L. Pauley (stepdaughter)
Peggy A. Chapman (daughter)
Thomas C. Chapman (son)
Clarence E. Chapman (son)
Billy G. Chapman (son)
Donald R. Chapman (son)
Cleta V. (Martin) Chapman (2nd wife)

More information

Sgt Clarence E. Chapman enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 7 January 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Kathy McDermott, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Lewis Family Tree, 1940 Census, IDPF of Raymond C. Blanton, www.findagrave.com, US WWII Draft Cards, Alabama County Marriage Records

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Lewis Family Tree