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Personal info

Full name
COUNTS, Arthur Hugh
Date of birth
23 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Hometown
Shelby County, Tennessee
Ethnicity
African American

Military service

Service number
34716586
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
38th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
16 April 1945
Place of death
Leipzig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 6 9

Immediate family

Members
Chester Counts (father)
Lucille Counts (mother)
Chester Counts (brother)
Mattie L. Counts (sister)

More information

Pvt Arthur H. Counts enlisted at Camp Forrest, Tennessee.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Karroll Counts Gary / Lyndon Comstock