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Personal info

Full name
MASSEY, George Ernest
Date of birth
14 April 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Houston, Harris County, Texas
Hometown
Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34925369
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Le Tholy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 29 45

Immediate family

Members
Commie V. Massey (father)
Fannie A. (Du Bose) Massey (mother)
Tommy W. Massey (brother)
Lorene Massey (sister)
Newell Massey (brother)
Commie Massey (brother)
Perry Massey (brother)

More information

Pvt George E. Massey graduated from Petal High School in 1943 and worked on the family farm.

He enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 23 December 1943 and was sent overseas in July 1944.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Hattiesburg American - 1 November 1944