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Henry Richard ALEXANDER
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 8393138 | ||||||
| AGE | 26 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2 February 1917 Haskell County, TEXAS | ||||||
| ETAT | TEXAS | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents: Matthew Cartwright & Mabel Alice MCNEIL Siblings: Elma Florence ALEXANDER | ||||||
| RANK | Shipfitter Second Class | ||||||
| FONCTION | Ship Repair | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Self Employed (Unknown Job Type) |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 16 October 1940 Fort Worth, Tarrant County TEXAS (Draft Registration) | ||||||
| COMPANY | Company C | ||||||
| BATTALION | 149th Engineer Combat Battalion | ||||||
| DIVISION | 6th Corps Combat Engineers | ||||||
| ARMY | US Naval Reserve | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 6 June 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Dog Red, Omaha Beach | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Saint Laurent N°3508
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Henry Richard Alexander was born February 2nd, 1917 to Matthew Cartwright Alexander and Mabel Alice McNeil in Haskell, Texas. Henry registered for the draft in October of 1940 and was later enlisted at an unknown date. Henry's draft registration listed him as self-employed, but as he became a shipfitter, it seems likely he was a lone repairman or engineer. SF2 Alexander joined the 146th Engineer Combat Battalion, participating in the Omaha Beach landing, where, for unknown reasons, he lost his life. | |||||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | FamilySearch, Ancestry, FindAGrave, Garrett MAST |
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| PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |