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BEAN, E. J - Date of
birth
21 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Gustine, Comanche County, Texas -
Hometown
Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38124261 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Cook -
Unit
377th Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Heffingen – Larochette, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 8 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Osier M. Bean (father)
Mattie P. (Hamilton) Bean (mother)
J.P. Bean (brother)
Ola M. Bean (sister)
William O. Bean (brother)
Ila R. Bean (sister)
Hiram D. Bean (brother)
Elizabeth Bean (sister)
Robert E. Bean (brother)
Armanda R. Bean (sister)
John H. Bean (brother)
Ruth E. (Rowland) Bean (wife)
More information
Pfc E.J. Bean was a cook, employed by Shortly McCullough.He enlisted at Fort Bliss, Texas on 15 August 1942.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the abdomen and thorax.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com -1930/ 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, New Mexico State Library, Santa Fe