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name
KAY, Louis Edward - Date of
birth
7 November 1913 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Driftwood, Lawrence County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Lawrence County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37099594 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
C Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
19 September 1944 - Place of
death
Sillegny, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 15 | 56 |
Immediate family
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Members
Richard Kay (father)
Allie M. (Davis) Kay (mother)
Floyd W. Kay (brother)
James L. Kay (brother)
Eunice D. Kay (sister)
Everett A. Kay (brother)
Amanda K, Kay (half-sister)
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, https://www.7tharmddiv.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laurette D, www.ancestry.com - sharlakay4824