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RANKINS, Omer W - Date of
birth
19 August 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Oklahoma -
Hometown
Seminole County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6957186 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Injuries - Date of
death
4 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Schwammenauel Dam, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter Rankins (father)
Pearl M. (Davis) Rankins (mother)
Nines L. Rankins (brother)
Jessie Rankins (sister)
Sybil Rankins (sister)
June W. (Collins) Rankins (wife)
More information
Pfc Omer W. Rankins enlisted on 20 February 1940.He was first buried at Block A, Row 1, Grave 4.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Richard Blunk, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.findagrave.com – James L. Cooper, Idaho Marriage Records
Photo source: Jac Engels