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Personal info

Full name
LEE, Eldon William "Skinny"
Date of birth
22 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Highland County, Ohio
Hometown
Clinton County, Ohio
Ethnicity
African American

Military service

Service number
35873286
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
784th Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
10 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 17 26

Immediate family

Members
Alfred O. Lee (father)
Bessie M. Lee (mother)
Vincent O. Lee (brother)
Leona M. Lee (sister)

More information

Cpl Eldon W. Lee attended Sabina High School where he played basketball.

He enlisted at Fort Thomas, Cincinnati, Ohio on 2 August 1943.

Source of information: www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, Wilmington News-Journal (Wilmington, Ohio) - 21 April 1945, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Record / Lee Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Wilmington News-Journal, Kenny Ewing