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CURRIE, Willie Jr - Date of
birth
21 July 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Cumberland County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Cumberland County, North Carolina -
Ethnicity
African American
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34676859 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
4204th Quartermaster Service Company
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
9 June 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 12 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Willie J. Currie (father)
Talmage Prior (stepfather)
Catherine (Walker) Currie (mother)
James L. Currie (brother)
More information
Willie Currie was employed in a field's dress shop in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in civilian life.He is remembered with a memorial at the Second Baptist Cemetery, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Birth Index, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card, 1940 United States Federal Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, Never Ever Forget