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CORUM, Drewie Talmadge - Date of
birth
29 March 1915 -
Age
30 -
Place of birth
Wentworth, Rockingham County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Ruffin, Rockingham County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6552854 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 April 1945 - Place of
death
Franzbrunnhütte, Czechoslovakia
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 10 | 30 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Eddie R. Corum (father)
Bettie A. (Gammon) Corum (mother)
Emma M. Corum (sister)
Estella V. Corum (sister)
Rosa F. Corum (sister)
Marvin A. Corum (brother)
William I. Corum (brother)
Edward S. Corum (brother)
More information
Pfc Drewie T. Corum joined the Regular Army on 21 November 1938.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Corum Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam