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Personal info

Full name
RHEA, Aaron Andrew
Date of birth
4 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Cornersville, Marshall County, Mississippi
Hometown
Potts Camp, Marshall County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34630255
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 October 1944
Place of death
Franceau, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 19 63

Immediate family

Members
George A. Rhea (father)
Beatrice (Blaylock) Rhea (mother)
Mary A. Rhea (sister)
Gracie M. Rhea (sister)
Terra D. Rhea (brother)
Esther L. Rhea (sister)

More information

Sgt Aaron A. Rhea worked on a farm before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 24 April 1943.

He was killed by small arms fire.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com – Lance Ramsey Roberts

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Pat