Homer Charles BEAVER
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Source : Doc Wilson (Ellen Marchese)
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 35217469 | |||||||||||||||||||||
AGE | 21 yo | |||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 11 July 1923 Dublin, Franklin County, OHIO | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENLISTMENT STATE | OHIO | |||||||||||||||||||||
FAMILY |
Parents : Earl & Cora M. Tedrow BEAVER Siblings : Carlyle Francis, Violet Bernice, Edwin L, Edna L, Homer Charles & Earl | |||||||||||||||||||||
RANK | Sergeant | |||||||||||||||||||||
FONCTION | Paratroopers | |||||||||||||||||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Unskilled occupations in fabrication of metal products | |||||||||||||||||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 14 April 1943 Columbus OHIO | |||||||||||||||||||||
REGIMENT | 517th Parachute Infantry Regimental Combat Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
DIVISION | 17th Airborne Division | |||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 4 November 1944 |
Source : Andy | ||||||||||||||||||||
STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Sospel, ALPES-MARITIMES | |||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of -- N°--
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CEMETERY | RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan | |||||||||||||||||||||
GRAVE |
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STORY | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Homer is buried next to his brother Carl. Source : ABMC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
KIA along with four others in the blast of a booby trapped house in the Sospel. The German engineers had rigged it with a time delayed device. They anticipated the Americans would go into the large nice-looking empty house and take up quarters. The others killed were Pvt Alton Allen, Pvt John Fouts, PFC Daniel Ogniewski and Pvt Walter Vandrpool. Five others were injured including one, Floyd Polk, who lost a leg. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13rd AIRBORNE DIVISION - THE ANGELS
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SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Aad.archives.gov |
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PROGRAMMER | Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |