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FLORENCE, Elijah - Date of
birth
3 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Perote, Bullock County, Alabama -
Hometown
Perote, Bullock County, Alabama -
Ethnicity
African American
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34554436 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
333rd Field Artillery Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
27 January 1945 - Place of
death
Hartmannsdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 49 | 22 |
Immediate family
-
Members
King Florence (father)
Georgia (Bridges) Florence (mother)
Thomas Florence (brother)
Arthur Florence (brother)
Sam Florence (brother)
Fannie B. Florence (sister)
Henry Florence (brother)
Josephine Florence (sister)
Jesse Florence (brother)
Armenthia Florence (sister)
Beulah Florence (sister)
John W. Florence (brother)
More information
Pvt Elijah Florence worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Benning, Georgia on 10 November 1942.He was taken prisoner on the day that he died.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Harris Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - Ronan Urvoaz
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam, www.newspapers.com - The Birmingham News - 1 September 1945