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Arthur Hamilton FULLER Jr
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | O-462338 | |||||||||
| AGE | 23 yo | |||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 30 April 1921 | |||||||||
| STATE | Gastonia, Gaston County NORTH CAROLINA | |||||||||
| FAMILY | Parent: Arthur Hamilton FULLER & Anne (Annie) Slade Camp Brothers: George Camp, Paul Franklin & Robert Hope | |||||||||
| RANK | 1st Lieutenant | |||||||||
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| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | -- |  | ||||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | -- | |||||||||
| REGIMENT | 38th Infantry Regiment “Rock of the Marne” | |||||||||
| DIVISION | 2nd Infantry Division “Second to None” - “Indian Head” - “Warrior Division” | |||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 9 September 1944 |  | ||||||||
| STATUS | KIA | |||||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Brest | |||||||||
| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY from St James | |||||||||
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The 2nd Infantry Regiment was a component part of the 5th Infantry Division.
This Division was activated in 1939 but did not enter combat until it landed on Utah Beach, Normandy, three days after D-Day.
For the remainder of the war in Europe the Division participated in numerous operations and engagements of the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe campaigns.
(Taken from https://www.eisenhower.archives.gov )
1st LT Fuller was killed in action during the Battle of Brest.
Arthur Hamilton Fuller Jr hailed from Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina.
He attended North Carolina State College at Raleigh under the ROTC program (3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment, Company L).
He majored in Chemical Engineering.
1940 1942
  While at University he was a Kappa Alpha order member, member of the Interfraternity Council, treasurer of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and member of the Life Saving Corps, the Officer’s Club and the Football team.
 FULLER Arthur H (Father)
 Recensement 1930
 Recensement 1940
 Stele FULLER Arthur
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| INFORMATION SOURCE | Wendy |
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