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Personal info

Full name
TANKERSLEY, Millard White Jr
Date of birth
31 January, 1920
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Appalachia, Wise County, Virginia
Hometown
Wise County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
19015065
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 February 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 9 59

Immediate family

Members
Milliard W. Tankersley (father)
Ollie V. Tankersley (mother)
Arnil C. Tankerlsy (half brother)
Mildred Tumlin (stepsister)

More information

Pvt Millard W. Tankersley enlisted in Vancouver Barracks, Washington on 9 October 1940.

He served in Alaska in the 4th Infantry Band and served at Attu. He was transferred to the European Theater.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, Bill Wheeler, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com - James L. Cooper, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, Service Book - Wise County, Virginia

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Coalfield Progress