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HUMPHRIES, Lonnie Virgil Jr - Date of
birth
28 December 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
DeLeon Springs, Volusia County, Florida -
Hometown
St. Augustine, St. John's County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34548509 -
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
18 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Lauterbourg, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 30 | 43 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lonnie V. Humphries Sr. (father)
Annie M. (Morey) Humphries (mother)
Floyd M. Humphries (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Lonnie V. Humphries attended high school for one year and was a welder and flame cutter before he enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 13 March 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his shoulder.
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 / Ellis Hatten Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux
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