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RANKIN, Calvin Hagan Jr - Date of
birth
17 February 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33791577 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 November 1944 - Place of
death
Maizières-lès-Metz, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 36 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
Calvin H. Rankin (father)
Pauline B. (Landenberger) Rankin (mother)
More information
Pvt Calvin H. Rankin Jr. enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 22 July 1943.He attended high school for 3 years before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Susannah L. Sherman, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / Sheldon Family Tree, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
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