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HOOD, Earnest Warren - Date of
birth
15 November 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Appleton, Lawrence County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Appleton, Lawrence County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34146881 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Metz, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 31 | 77 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas C. Hood (father)
Annie L. (Swanner) Hood (mother)
Jewell C. Hood (sister)
Ruth G. Hood (sister)
Bettie Hood (sister)
Christine Hood (wife)
More information
Pvt Earnest W. Hood worked on his own farm before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 4 October 1941.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, www.findagrave.com - Sue Mac
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