Details for Lamuel "Jack" Sylvanus Kerley| Rank: | Unit: | Branch of Service: | Enlistment Date: | | Private |
324th Infantry, Co. D
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Army
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| Date of Birth: | Place of Birth: | Date of Death - Place: | Age at death: | | 5/29/1915 | Huntersville, NC | 11/16/1944 - France | 29 |
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| Family Information Prior to 1947 |
| Spouse Name and Address: | Kathleen Torrence Kerley
Rt. 1
Mooresville, NC | |
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| Child Name and Address: | Janet Sylvia Kerley, age 3
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| Parent Name and Address: | Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Elishia (Katie Readling) Kerley
Rt. 2,
Huntersville, NC | |
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| Sibling Name and Address: | Keith Kerley
| Mrs. Earl Dewese
| Mrs. Ernest McGinnis
| Mrs. Olin Christenbury
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| Education: | | attended school in Huntersville, NC |
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| Employers: | | Mooresville Cotton Mill |
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| | Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: | He was in the process of improving his newly captured position against a possible enemy counterattck. The enemy subjected the area to a heavy artillery barrage, and during this time, Lamuel was hit and killed instantly.
He was buried in a Military Cemetery in Epinal, France, Plot Q, Row 26, Grave 2321.
Memorial service held at Southside Baptist Church, Mooresville in December, 1944. |
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| More Information Available? | | No additional information is available. |
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