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CHADWELL, Delmas Birchel - Date of
birth
14 January 1921 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Laurel County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Brock, Laurel County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35668369 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
31 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Haintchen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 31 | 70 |
Immediate family
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Members
Evan C. Chadwell (father)
Mary I. (Rudder) Chadwell (mother)
Ernest R. Chadwell (brother)
Estill R. Chadwell (brother)
Thelma K. Chadwell (sister)
Everett J. Chadwell (brother)
Eugene J. Chadwell (brother)
More information
Sgt Delmas B. Chadwell attended high school for four years and worked on a farm before he enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 27 October 1942.He died in a field hospital due to injuries he got from a gun shot.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Perry Twidwell Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com - Kent D. Myrick
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