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Personal info

Full name
WRENN, Oscar Lee
Date of birth
29 July 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Wake County, North Carolina
Hometown
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34969122
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of the Olef River towards the Ahr River, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 18 6

Immediate family

Members
James T. Wrenn (father)
Louettia (Oakley) Wrenn (mother)
Alvin J. Wrenn (brother)
Thomas L. Wrenn (brother)
Mary L. (Lee) Wrenn (sister)
Jimmie Wrenn (brother)
Clara Wrenn (sister)
Samuel P. Wrenn (half-brother)
Erna M. Wrenn (half-sister)
Ira Wrenn (half-sister)
Anna Wrenn (half-sister)
William J. Wrenn (half-brother)
Cora L. Wrenn (half-sister)
Artis R. Wrenn (half-brother)
Josephine Wrenn (half-sister)
Arthur C. Wrenn (half-brother)
Jessie J. Wrenn (half-brother)
Georgie M. (Childress) Wrenn (wife)

More information

Pfc Oscar L. Wrenn enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on 6 April 1944.

He attended Grammar School and worked at the American Tobacco Company before he enlisted.

Source of information: Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - #1 Wrenn Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / Virginia Marriage Records, http://www.campgordonjohnston.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet / Robert