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Personal info

Full name
DAUGHERTY, Bruce Barton
Date of birth
15 February 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Hoover, Gray County, Texas
Hometown
Gray County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38572451
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 March 1945
Place of death
Hausen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 7 1

Immediate family

Members
J. Marion Daugherty (father)
Twila M. (Gum) Daugherty (mother)
Leon W. Daugherty (brother)
Frank M. Daugherty (brother)
Vera A. Daugherty (sister)

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Leon Daugherty Family