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CREEKMORE, Fred - Date of
birth
6 December 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Nash County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34465935 -
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 of Wounds - Date of
death
27 September 1944 - Place of
death
Jolivet, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 9 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Zodie L. Creekmore (father)
Bessie (Powell) Creekmore (mother)
Thomas J. Creekmore (brother)
Clarence Creekmore (brother)
Cecil Creekmore (brother)
Hubert Creekmore (brother)
Russell Creekmore (brother)
Jimmie Creekmore (brother)
Horace Creekmore (brother)
Jack Creekmore (brother)
More information
Pfc Fred Creekmore attended high school for two years and worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 3 December 1942.He was killed by small arms fire in his stomach.
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 / North Carolina Birth Indexes / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
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