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name
DUNFORD, Galvin H - Date of
birth
1916 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Virginia -
Hometown
Portsmouth, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33225678 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Automatic Rifleman -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Pont-à-Mousson, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 32 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Eula M. Dunford (mother)
Gordon H. Dunford (brother)
More information
Pfc Galvin H. Dunford attended 3 years of high school and was a metal worker at the Navy yard before he enlisted in Richmond, Virginia on 21 September 1942.He is remembered at the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Suffolk City, Virginia.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Indiana Marriages/ Kentucky Birth Index, www.80thDivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Steve Poole