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ALEXANDER, Cecil R - Date of
birth
23 March 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Pauls Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Garvin County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38693244 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Automatic Rifleman -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
Windmühle 1
Baesweiler, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 9 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Arthur C. Alexander (father)
LaVerne V.C. (Coburn) Alexander (mother)
Roy J. Alexander (brother)
Floudelle Alexander (sister)
More information
Pfc Cecil Alexander attended high school for two years and worked on a farm.He enlisted on 29 March 1944 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He joined his unit from a Replacement Depot on 7 October and got promoted to Pfc on 3 November 1944.
The aim was to break through the German defenses at the the windmill on the outskirts west of Siersdorf. Due to firefights and mortar shells coming from the direction of the windmill, I Company got stuck in the field and dozens of GI's of this company were killed between 12:00 and 15:00. At 15:00 I Company was relieved by L Company and the decimated I Company was able to withdraw towards Baesweiler.
Pfc Alexander is one of the casualties.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Susan Gailey Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Wiel Hameleers