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LANKFORD, Scott James - Date of
birth
11 April 1926 -
Age
18 -
Place of birth
Maryland -
Hometown
Sharptown, Wicomico County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33908806 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Automatic Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
273rd Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division,
2nd Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 February 1945 - Place of
death
Lindenweg
Miescheid, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Atley A. Lankford (father)
Mabel A. (Windsor) Lankford (mother)
Lynn W. Lankford (brother)
Reida L. Lankford (sister)
Alice C. Lankford (sister)
Allen A. Lankford (brother)
Marcus L. Lankford (brother)
Charlotte Z. Lankford (sister)
More information
Pvt Scott J. Lankford was a fisherman.He enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 29 August 1944.
On the evening of 22 February 1945 the farm where the 3rd Platoon of B Company had found shelter, blew up, due to the detonation of a shaped charge, called a "Beehive". At that moment, 58 people were in the building. 51 of them were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Young American Patriots, www.shoreweb.com, www.newspapers.com - The Salisbury Daily Times
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Young American Patriots