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WAGONER, Lloyd Samuel - Date of
birth
15 May 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Gravity, Taylor County, Iowa -
Hometown
Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37736418 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Nürnburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 35 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Samuel Wagoner (father)
Elnora M. (McKane) Wagoner (mother)
Roy T. Wagoner (brother)
Marjorie R. Wagoner (sister)
Eva M. Wagoner (half-sister)
William B. Wagoner (half-brother)
Bessie E. Wagoner (half-sister)
Charles W. Wagoner (half-brother)
Verna Wagoner (half-sister)
More information
Pvt Lloyd S. Wagoner attended high school for four years and was a foundry worker, employed by the Locomotive Finished Material Co.He enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 7 March 1943.
From March to April he was hospitalized for wound in the neck caused by small arms fire.
He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for his actions on the day of his death. When he saw an enemy group threatening to penetrate his platoon's position, he engaged the enemy, firing from an exposed position on the street, forcing the enemy to deploy and take cover, and allowing his platoon to take positions. While so engaged, Pvt Wagoner was shot and instantly killed.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Marc Burba, www.ancestry.com - Goodman Keyes Family Tree