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Personal info

Full name
ARMSTRONG, Fred W
Date of birth
25 February 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Sulphur Springs, Washington County, Tennessee
Hometown
Washington County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34192742
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Baraque de Fraiture, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 15 9

Immediate family

Members
Wiley C. Armstrong (father)
Stella (Moore) Armstrong (mother)

More information

Fred W. Armstrong enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 13 March 1942.

He had been in combat since the North African campaign.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com