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CARNEY, Durward Paul - Date of
birth
3 November 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Armuchee, Floyd County, Georgia -
Hometown
Mount Berry, Floyd County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34827174 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Fraimbois, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 15 | 77 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ernest Carney (father)
Kate G. (Barnett) Carney (mother)
Robby M. Carney (sister)
Allie M. Carney (sister)
James H. Carney (brother)
Ernest J. Carney (brother)
Ada E. Carney (sister)
Charles L. Carney (brother)
Carl W. Carney (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Durward P. Carney attended high school for two years and worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 13 August 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, 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 / Jones Caney Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Winfred Jones