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HARDING, Lewis D - Date of
birth
23 October 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Enterprise, Dale County, Alabama -
Hometown
Enterprise, Dale County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34334787 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
G Company,
2nd 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
14 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Sainte-Géneviève, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 24 | 40 |
Immediate family
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Members
Glen L. Harding (father)
Nancy (Powell) Harding (mother)
Kathryn Harding (sister)
Clemmie L. Harding (sister)
Woodrow Harding (brother)
Bessie Harding (sister)
Leon Harding (brother)
Ammie Carter (half-sister)
Annie E. (McCormack) Harding (wife)
More information
Sgt Lewis D. Harding attended 2 years of high school and worked in a textile producing factory before he enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 18 July 1942.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Jimmy Barney Family Tree, www.80thDivision.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Jimmy Barney Family Tree