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COCKRUM, Donald W - Date of
birth
11 March 1918 -
Age
26 -
Place of birth
Grainger County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Grainger County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34140156 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
9 September 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 45 | 24 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Bob C. Cockrum (father)
Nora C. Cockrum (mother)
Catherine Cockrum (sister)
Boyd Cockrum (brother)
George Cockrum (brother)
James Cockrum (brother)
Agnes Cockrum (sister)
More information
Pfc Donald W. Cockrum worked as a farmhand before he joined the Regular Army at Ft Oglethorpe, Georgia on 29 May 1941.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Damaris Acevedo, www.newspapers.com - The Knoxville Journal - 21 January 1945