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MANGRUM, Alfred Lloyd - Date of
birth
21 March 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Black Oak, Craighead County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Wardell, Pemiscot County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37393429 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
54th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 April 1945 - Place of
death
Kirchheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 27 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
William F. Mangrum (father)
Sophia I. (Armstrong) Mangrum (mother)
Wilfred G. Mangrum (brother)
Felix W. Mangrum (brother)
Amos J. Mangrum (brother)
Anna J. Mangrum (sister)
Nellie C. Mangrum (wife)
More information
Pfc Alfred L. Mangrum worked on a farm before he enlisted in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 23 October 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: St. Louis Post Dispatch 11 April 1945