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Personal info

Full name
DEVINE, Samuel Arthur Jr
Date of birth
13 July 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Brantley County, Georgia
Hometown
Hawaii
Ethnicity
African American

Military service

Service number
34798415
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
38th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Merseburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 21 12

Immediate family

Members
Samuel A. Devine (father)
Lena K. (Murphy) Devine (mother)
Annie Devine (sister)
Jennie Devine (sister)
Jaunita Devine (sister)
Alvin Devine (brother)
Abraham Devine (brother)
Marie Devine (wife)

More information

T/5 Samuel A. Devine Jr. enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 13 December 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Wade Norwood, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / family trees / WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet