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KIMSEY, Melvin - Date of
birth
5 December 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Pinehurst, Dooly County, Georgia -
Hometown
Unadilla, Dooly County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34682233 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Tambach-Dietharz, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 17 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Luke Kimsey (father)
Bertha (Bryant) Kimsey (mother)
Evelyn Kimsey (sister)
Louise Kimsey (sister)
More information
Pfc Melvin Kimsey worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 4 January 1943.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil 1942-1949 / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet