Fines Dant, was born Jan. 25, 1925, in Elba to the late Barney and Mary Fenwick Dant. Fines had retired from the former Charles Chips Factory in Calhoun and V.E. Anderson's of Owensboro. He was a member of the St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Calhoun, served in the Army during World War II and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post 696 of Owensboro.
Private 1st Class Fines A. Dant was a Medical Aidman with the 318th Infantry in the 80th Infantry Division in the ETO for 22 months.
Date of Entry into Active Service: 10 Aug 1943
Departure from USA: 14 Mar 1944
Destination: ETO (European Theater Operation)
Arrival: 21 Mar 1944
Battles and Campaigns: Northern France; Ardennes; Rhineland; Central Europe.
Military Qualifications: Medical Badge
Decorations and Citations: EAME Theater Ribbon W/4 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct, Victory Medal.
Return Arrival to the USA: 20 Jan 1946
Date of Separation: 25 Jan 1946 (Note: His 21st Birthday)
Source: Army of the United States, discharge papers for Fines A. Dant
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Fines married Elizabeth Joseph "Betty Jo" Hicks
April 22, 1946, at St Alphonsus in Daviess Co, KY.
He later married Frances Ellen Alvey. June 17, 1992
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Note: There is a memorial stone for his daughter Margaret Ann Dant placed next to Fines Dants stone. Margaret Ann is buried at St. Alphonsus, exact location records have been lost. Family placed the stone for her with her Dad.
Private 1st Class Fines A. Dant was a Medical Aidman with the 318th Infantry in the 80th Infantry Division in the ETO for 22 months.
Date of Entry into Active Service: 10 Aug 1943
Departure from USA: 14 Mar 1944
Destination: ETO (European Theater Operation)
Arrival: 21 Mar 1944
Battles and Campaigns: Northern France; Ardennes; Rhineland; Central Europe.
Military Qualifications: Medical Badge
Decorations and Citations: EAME Theater Ribbon W/4 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct, Victory Medal.
Return Arrival to the USA: 20 Jan 1946
Date of Separation: 25 Jan 1946 (Note: His 21st Birthday)
Source: Army of the United States, discharge papers for Fines A. Dant
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Fines married Elizabeth Joseph "Betty Jo" Hicks
April 22, 1946, at St Alphonsus in Daviess Co, KY.
He later married Frances Ellen Alvey. June 17, 1992
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Note: There is a memorial stone for his daughter Margaret Ann Dant placed next to Fines Dants stone. Margaret Ann is buried at St. Alphonsus, exact location records have been lost. Family placed the stone for her with her Dad.
Fines Dant, was born Jan. 25, 1925, in Elba to the late Barney and Mary Fenwick Dant. Fines had retired from the former Charles Chips Factory in Calhoun and V.E. Anderson's of Owensboro. He was a member of the St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Calhoun, served in the Army during World War II and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post 696 of Owensboro.
Private 1st Class Fines A. Dant was a Medical Aidman with the 318th Infantry in the 80th Infantry Division in the ETO for 22 months.
Date of Entry into Active Service: 10 Aug 1943
Departure from USA: 14 Mar 1944
Destination: ETO (European Theater Operation)
Arrival: 21 Mar 1944
Battles and Campaigns: Northern France; Ardennes; Rhineland; Central Europe.
Military Qualifications: Medical Badge
Decorations and Citations: EAME Theater Ribbon W/4 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct, Victory Medal.
Return Arrival to the USA: 20 Jan 1946
Date of Separation: 25 Jan 1946 (Note: His 21st Birthday)
Source: Army of the United States, discharge papers for Fines A. Dant
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Fines married Elizabeth Joseph "Betty Jo" Hicks
April 22, 1946, at St Alphonsus in Daviess Co, KY.
He later married Frances Ellen Alvey. June 17, 1992
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Note: There is a memorial stone for his daughter Margaret Ann Dant placed next to Fines Dants stone. Margaret Ann is buried at St. Alphonsus, exact location records have been lost. Family placed the stone for her with her Dad.
Private 1st Class Fines A. Dant was a Medical Aidman with the 318th Infantry in the 80th Infantry Division in the ETO for 22 months.
Date of Entry into Active Service: 10 Aug 1943
Departure from USA: 14 Mar 1944
Destination: ETO (European Theater Operation)
Arrival: 21 Mar 1944
Battles and Campaigns: Northern France; Ardennes; Rhineland; Central Europe.
Military Qualifications: Medical Badge
Decorations and Citations: EAME Theater Ribbon W/4 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct, Victory Medal.
Return Arrival to the USA: 20 Jan 1946
Date of Separation: 25 Jan 1946 (Note: His 21st Birthday)
Source: Army of the United States, discharge papers for Fines A. Dant
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Fines married Elizabeth Joseph "Betty Jo" Hicks
April 22, 1946, at St Alphonsus in Daviess Co, KY.
He later married Frances Ellen Alvey. June 17, 1992
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Note: There is a memorial stone for his daughter Margaret Ann Dant placed next to Fines Dants stone. Margaret Ann is buried at St. Alphonsus, exact location records have been lost. Family placed the stone for her with her Dad.
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