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name
FRANCIS, Pott - Date of
birth
9 November 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Breathitt County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Montgomery County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35653864 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
18th Tank Battalion,
8th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 April 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 4 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Floyd Francis (father)
Gracie (Neace) Francis (mother)
Marjorie Francis (sister)
Virgil Francis (brother)
Ima Jean Francis (sister)
Chester A. Francis (brother)
Lillian Francis (sister)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.8th-armored.org, United States Census 1940, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.newspapers.com / Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Gabbard Family Tree