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Personal info

Full name
RUTLEDGE, Sam W
Date of birth
11 June 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
LaSalle Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Catahoula, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38651943
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Valmont, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 12 56

Immediate family

Members
Sam F. Rutledge (father)
Janie (Moore) Rutledge (mother)
Baron D. Rutledge (brother)
Audrey M. Rutledge (sister)
Marion Rutledge (sister)
Freddie Rutledge (brother)
Janie B. Rutledge (wife)
Donald Rutledge (son)
Billie J. Rutledge (daughter)

More information

Pvt Sam W. Rutledge was a farmer before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thdivision.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Emmanuel Vincent