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Personal info

Full name
CHAPMAN, Mason Leon
Date of birth
17 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Limestone County, Alabama
Hometown
Athens, Limestone County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34397392
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
54th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 November 1944
Place of death
Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Everett L. Chapman (father)
Eva L. (Owens) Chapman (mother)
Mildred E. Chapman (sister)
Mable C. Chapman (sister)
Margaret R. Chapman (sister)
Marion Chapman (sister)

More information

Pfc Mason L. Chapman attended high school for three years and worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 31 October 1942. He was sent overseas in September 1944.

Documents

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.armydivs.com/10th-armored-division

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman, https://newspaperarchive.com