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Personal info

Full name
GREEN, Lonnie Jr
Date of birth
10 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Tate, Pickens County, Georgia
Hometown
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Ethnicity
African American

Military service

Service number
34719258
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
19th Armored Infantry Battalion,
14th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 April 1945
Place of death
Near Frickenhausen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 21 10

Immediate family

Members
Lonnie Green (father)
Mattie (Elder) Green (mother)
Tommie Green (stepmother)
Marion H. Green (brother)
Samantha Green (sister)

More information

Pvt Lonnie Green was one of a small number of African-American soldiers who were allowed to volunteer for combat duty in January and February 1945, due to the need of infantry soldiers. After training, a 240-man company was assigned to the 14th Armored Division and were attached to the 19th Armored Infantry Battalion as the CCR Rifle Company.

It is most likely that Pvt Green was captured by the Germans during the fighting at or near Frickenhausen on 5 April 1945 and died on 6 April 1945.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.footnote.com, https://etvma.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone Inscription and Interment Record / 1940 Census
Photo source: www.basher82.nl