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SOTTIAUX, Derrill Legay - Date of
birth
5 March 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Dudley, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33258710 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
68th Armored Infantry Battalion,
14th Armored 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
Bad Bergzabern, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 23 | 56 |
Immediate family
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Members
Orsie Sottiaux (father)
Mary J. (Smith) Sottiaux (mother)
Orsie Sottiaux (brother)
Mary E. Sottiaux (sister)
More information
Sgt Derrill L. Sottiaux attended high school for two years before he enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 19 November 1942.Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Keith Family Tree / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://14thad.org
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