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Personal info

Full name
FRANKLIN, Perry Lee
Date of birth
10 January 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Oregon
Hometown
Torrance City, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
19056286
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
630th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
6 January 1945
Place of death
Stalag IV-B
Muhlberg Sachsen 51-13, Brandenburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 30 3

Immediate family

Members
Victor A. Gossiaux (stepfather)
Lillian V. Gossiaux (mother)
Martha L. (Cavitt) Franklin (wife)
Richard Franklin (son)

More information

Pvt Perry L. Franklin was a mechanic before he enlisted at Fort MacArthur, California on 14 February 1941 as a Private.

He was taken prisoner and died in Stalag IV-B.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Enlistment Record / Social Security Death Index / American Ex-Prisoners of War, Torrance Herald - 1 January 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Torrance Herald - 1 January 1945