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HAYWOOD, Ernest Richard - Date of
birth
14 January 1926 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Maury County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Maury County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
44040302 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
271st Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Schmidtheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 7 | 50 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ernest N. Haywood (father)
Tinnie Haywood (mother)
More information
Pvt Ernest R. Haywood graduated from Columbia Central High School in 1944.He enlisted in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 17 August 1944.
Pvt Ernest R. Haywood is remembered at the Knob Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Maury County, Tennessee.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com - Scott and Priscilla Butler Fraser, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census, http://www.69th-infantry-division.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Bedella Ellison, Columbia Central High School 1944