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FRY, Bobby Wayne - Date of
birth
2 November 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Holister, Tillman County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Hollister, Tillman County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
Z-560533 -
Rank
Merchant Seaman -
Function
Deck Maintenance -
Unit
United States Merchant Marine
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 August 1945 - Place of
death
Antwerp, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - unknown
Immediate family
-
Members
William D. Fry (father)
Peggy I. (Cockreham) Fry (mother)
More information
Bobby Wayne Fry graduated from Hollister High School in 1943.He enlisted in the U.S. Merchant Marines in December 1944. He trained in St. Petersburg, Florida and Charleston, South Carolina. He later served in the Marshalls Islands, Panama, Cuba, Scotland and Belgium.
He died in a motorcycle accident.
Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.basher82.nl, www.ancestry.com Report of Death / RedClay Family Tree
Photo source: FOHF