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TURPIN, Oliver - Date of
birth
20 December 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Girard, Russell County, Alabama -
Hometown
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia -
Ethnicity
African American
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34551128 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Honnef, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 15 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Marie Turpin (mother)
More information
Pvt Oliver Turpin enlisted at Fort Benning, Georgia on 27 October 1942.He was of African American origin.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – Richard Blunk, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Alabama, WWII Military Dead and Wounded
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet