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BALDWIN, Ira Otis - Date of
birth
15 March 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Sissonville, Kanawha County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Kanawha County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35776471 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Dürboslar, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 16 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert B. Baldwin (father)
Sallie A. (Sigmond) Baldwin (mother)
Fred Baldwin (brother)
Rome Baldwin (brother)
Estel Baldwin (brother)
Martha Baldwin (sister)
Hester Baldwin (sister)
Clark Baldwin (brother)
Hart Baldwin (brother)
Virgil Baldwin (brother)
Lizzie M. Baldwin (sister)
More information
Pvt Ira O. Baldwin enlisted on 28 October 1943 at Huntington, West Virginia.He joined his unit on 4 September 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Travis F. Baldwin