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Alfred Lewis ARRINGTON
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Source : Victor Daniel | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 6945976 | ||||||
| AGE | 27 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH |
1917 WEST VIRGINIA | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | VIRGINIA | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Harrison M & Lucinda C ARRINGTON Sisters : Odell A, Helen K & Hazel L Brothers : Raymond D & Claude E | ||||||
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| FONCTION | Tank crew chief (commander) | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Employee in family shop |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 1941 | ||||||
| COMPANY | C Company | ||||||
| BATTALION | 70th Tank Battalion | ||||||
| CORPS | VIIth Corps | ||||||
| ARMY | 1st Army | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 7 June 1944 |
Source : Victor Daniel | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Ste-Mère-Eglise Sector | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMETERY TEMPORARY of Blosville N°3508
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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| DECORATION & BREVET |
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| STORY | |||||||
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Alfred ARRINGTON was born in 1917 in West Virginia, he had two elders and three younger brothers and sisters. The family owned a small shop in Rocky Mount where the two eldest sons, Raymond and Alfred, worked with their father. He was quickly promoted to the rank of corporal in the newly created C company. He participated in the campaigns of North Africa and Sicily as a sergeant, there the company was detached from the 1st Infantry Division to the 45th Infantry Division which it supported until 27 July. He was promoted to Technician 4th grade on August 4, 1943 while his company was stationed south of Mistratta in Sicily where they could get new tanks for replacement. Finally, on 11 November the battalion was taken aboard the SS Monterey to reach Great Britain. After resuming training and finishing re-equipping the 70th TB prepared for the invasion of France where he was part of the first wave. Alfred took his sergeant’s rank and became commander on M4 Sherman.
On June 6, 1944 the C company landed directly on the beach with its tanks and "tank-dozer" to clean Utah Beach of its obstacles. They would then join the 4th Infantry Division to continue their advance into the hinterland in order to make the connection with elements of the 82nd Airborne Division at Sainte-Mother Church, it was during these fighting that Sgt. Alfred ARRINGTON lost his life while supporting the advance of the infantry. | |||||||
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Source : Victor Daniel | |||||||
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Victor DANIEL - abmc.gov - archives.gov - ancestry.com - fr.findagrave.com - en.wikipedia.org |
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| REDACTEURS | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |