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CRUMP, Alva Louis - Date of
birth
21 March 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Frankclay, St. Francois County, Missouri -
Hometown
Leadwood, St. Francois County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37187727 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
Bréménil, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 30 | 31 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George E. Crump (father)
Grace T. (Fleeman) Crump (mother)
Cecil Crump (brother)
Earl Crump (brother)
George O. Crump (brother)
Opal Crump (sister)
Arthur J. Crump (brother)
Velma B. Crump (sister)
Hilda Crump (sister)
Delbert L. Crump (brother)
Merle Crump (brother)
Lillian Crump (wife)
More information
Alva L. Crump was employed at the St. Joseph Lead Company.He had three brothers who also served during WWII: Arthur, Delbert and Earl.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Fleeman Family Tree / 1930 Census, Combat History 79th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.newspapers.com – St Louis Post Dispatch 11 December 1944 / The Lead Belt News - 8 December 1944