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HASKINS, Luther - Date of
birth
20 March 1922 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Cleburne County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Giles, Cleburne County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38356294 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
67th Armored Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Puffendorf-Apweiler-Gereonsweiler, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter W. Haskins (father)
Minda Haskins (mother)
Vergil Haskins (brother)
Opal Haskins (sister)
More information
Luther Haskins graduated from Heber Springs High School in 1942 and enlisted shortly afterward.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Kathy McDermott, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men,
www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred, Arkansas Gazette 26 December 1944