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name
ERVIN, Buford - Date of
birth
19 March 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Grady, Lincoln County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Gould, Lincoln County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38450556 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
465th Quartermaster Laundry Company
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
7 January 1946 - Place of
death
Marchienne-au-Pont, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 16 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Annie Ervin (mother)
More information
Pvt Ervin Buford was of African American origin.On 21 October 1946, a fellow member of his company was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of two of his comrades, including Pv Ervin. They were shot dead by him.
Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet