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name
BYRD, Homer Ellis - Date of
birth
12 March 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia -
Hometown
Short Gap, Tazewell County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33526710 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Cannon Company,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
11 November 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 17 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Wesley Byrd (father)
Lula (Simmons) Byrd (mother)
Thelma Byrd (sister)
Beulah Byrd (sister)
Stella M. Byrd (sister)
Arch Byrd (brother)
Lilla Byrd (sister)
William D. Byrd (brother)
Wesley Byrd (brother)
Otis Byrd (brother)
Golda I. Byrd (sister)
More information
Pfc Homer E. Byrd was a miner before he enlisted in Abingdon, Virginia on 3 December 1942.He was reported lightly wounded in action and evacuated to a hospital on the same day of his death. At that time his unit was engaged in the figting in the vicinity of Raucourt and Béchy, France.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
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