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PFC Louie Douglas Whitaker

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PFC Louie Douglas Whitaker Veteran

Birth
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death
13 Jan 1945 (aged 32)
Hédomont, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Burial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium GPS-Latitude: 50.6977389, Longitude: 5.8995889
Memorial ID
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Killed in action in Malmedy Belgium Battle of the Bulge

West Virginia Veterans Database Record Detail
Item Details: Record Id: 8824
War: WWII
County: McDowell
Community:War
Branch of Service:Army
Rank: PFC
Service Number: 35241782
Date of Death: 1945/01/13
Place of Death: Malmedy
Cause of Death: KILLED IN ACTION
Place of Burial: American Cem Henri-Chapelle
Unit: 119 Inf. 30 Div.

Notes: Purple Heart with an Oak Leaf Cluster; New paper article has him employed at Pocahontas Fuel Co. at Bishop VA when he enlisted.
Killed in action in Malmedy Belgium Battle of the Bulge

West Virginia Veterans Database Record Detail
Item Details: Record Id: 8824
War: WWII
County: McDowell
Community:War
Branch of Service:Army
Rank: PFC
Service Number: 35241782
Date of Death: 1945/01/13
Place of Death: Malmedy
Cause of Death: KILLED IN ACTION
Place of Burial: American Cem Henri-Chapelle
Unit: 119 Inf. 30 Div.

Notes: Purple Heart with an Oak Leaf Cluster; New paper article has him employed at Pocahontas Fuel Co. at Bishop VA when he enlisted.

Inscription

PFC 119 INF 30 DIV WEST VIRGINIA

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from West Virginia.



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