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FLOWERS, Wayland Parrott Sr - Date of
birth
18 February 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Parrott, Terrell County, Georgia -
Hometown
Stewart County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34834857 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 January 1945 - Place of
death
Kaundorf, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 5 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Wayland S. Flowers (father)
Addie E. (Pinkston) Flowers (mother)
Grace E. Flowers (sister)
Edward S. Flowers (brother)
Elizabeth Flowers (sister)
John W. Flowers (brother)
Leila M. (Horsley) Flowers (wife)
Frankie Flowers (daughter)
Wayland P. Flowers (son)
James P. Flowers Jr. (son)
More information
Pvt Wayland P. Flowers Sr. attended college for one year and was employed at the South Georgia Grocery Company before he enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 19 January 1944.He is remembered at the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Dawson, Terrell County, Georgia.
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 / Zelie Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com - Barbara Wilson Krause / Brenda Arnett Darbyshire, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Brenda Arnett Darbyshire, www.ancestry.com – James Pinkston Flowers