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CARWILE, Melvin - Date of
birth
10 April 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Breckinridge County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15046219 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
68th Armored Infantry Battalion,
14th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 January 1945 - Place of
death
East of Kuhlendorf, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 22 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
James M. Carwile (father)
Stella F. (Lewis) Carwile (mother)
Lena M. Carwile (sister)
James C. Carwile (brother)
Junior B. Carwile (brother)
Delmer L. Carwile (brother)
Sylvia L. Carwile (sister)
Doyle E. Carwile (brother)
Francis C. Carwile (brother)
Berdina Carwile (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Melvin Carwile worked on a farm before he joined the Regular Army at Fort Knox, Kentucky on 23 September 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com – Linda Russell, http://14thad.org, www.newspapers.com – The Owensboro Messenger 9 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy