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BOOTH, George Donald Jr - Date of
birth
23 July 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Searcy, White County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Searcy, White County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38662441 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Scheibenhardt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
George D. Booth (father)
Irma (Hauser) Booth (mother)
Julia M. Booth (sister)
Lillian V. (Simmons) Booth (wife)
More information
Pvt George D. Booth Jr. was a bookkeeper before he enlisted.He is remembered at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Searcy, White County, Arkansas.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton / Larry, Combat History 79th Infantry Division
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - R & D Gray, Kemper Mitary WWII Alumni book - courtesy of B. Jeffries