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BLACK, Napoleon - Date of
birth
22 May 1914 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Holly Grove, Monroe County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Ethnicity
African American
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36172390 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
784th Tank Battalion
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
29 August 1946 - Place of
death
Eschweiler, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Clarence Black (father)
Lillie Johnson (mother)
Esola Black (wife)
Essie J. Black (daughter)
Luther J. Black (son)
Robert C. Black (son)
More information
Pvt Napoleon Black enlisted at Fort Custer, Michigan on 16 February 1942.Napoleon Black was reported missing in action on 4 January 1945. He was believed to have fallen into a deep mine shaft near the factory where the unit was stationed in at Eschweiler, Germany. Poisonous gas coming from the shaft made it impossible to conduct further investigations. He was officially declared dead on 29 August 1946.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 / WWII Enlistment Record / Draft Registration Card, www.784th.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, Individual Deceased Personnel File
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott