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WOOD, Elton Carman - Date of
birth
19 December 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Isabella County, Michigan -
Hometown
Shepherd, Isabella County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36464785 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
25 May 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 24 | 53 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles G. Wood (father)
Mabel (Bloom) Wood (mother)
Albert J. Wood (brother)
William F. Wood (brother)
Pauline E. (Gluck) Wood (wife)
More information
Pfc Elton C. Wood worked on a farm before he enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 14 May 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Greenwald Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy