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Franklin Hovis
First Name:
Franklin
Middle Name:
Cecil
Last Name:
Hovis
Date of Birth:
About 1923
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial services on Jul 9, 1944 and Dec 30, 1945 at Steele Creek Presbyterian Church. Killed in action in Italy. He had been wounded twice before and had received the Purple Heart. Memorial marker at Sicily-Rome Cemetery, Italy.
Age at Death: 21
Image Source: CO 7-6-44
Personal Details
Biographical Notes:
member, Steele Creek Presbyterian Church
Family Details:
Mrs. Bessie Caddell Hovis - Rt. 3, Charlotte, NC
Clyde J. Hovis - Seaman 2/c US Navy Jacksonville, FL, Robert Hovis
Military Details
Military Branch:
Army Enlisted: 2-27-43
Military Rank:
Private First Class
Military Unit:
168th Infantry 34th Division Co. C
KIA Date:
6/5/1944
MIA Date:
NA
KIA / MIA Place:
Italy
Military Details:
Fort McClellan, AL, Italy
Awards:
Other Army awards, Purple Heart
Source:
newsprint and death index