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PERKINS, Hazelee - Date of
birth
27 April 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina -
Hometown
Mount Carbon, Fayette County, West Virginia -
Ethnicity
African American
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35265463 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
19th Armored Infantry Battalion,
14th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Pyrbaum, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 16 | 36 |
Immediate family
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Members
Noah Perkins (father)
Bessie Perkins (mother)
Cornelia Perkins (sister)
Noah Perkins (brother)
Isaac Perkins (brother)
Elizabeth Perkins (sister)
Edith Perkins (sister)
More information
Pvt Hazelee Perkins was a miner before he enlisted at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 6 February 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 / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://14thad.org
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