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143rd Inf. Reg.
36th Inf. Div., 7th Army
World War II |
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Cpl. John Gilson Durrett, Jr.
Caroline Co., Virginia
Inducted August 1942
Discharged 8 February 1946 |
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Served in Europe
Camp Lee, Va.
Bainbridge, Ga.
Marrietta, Ga.
McCook, Neb.
Waco, Texas
SS Queen Mary
Scottland/England
Laharve, France (Jan. 1945)
Northern France
Sigfried Line, Germany
Marsailles, France
Ft. Dix/Ft. Meade
Mr. Durrett was drafted into the US Army Airforces and placed on guard duty in the states and numerous airbases. He was transfered to the infantry and sent overseas as a replacement in the January 1945. His primary duty was as assistant machine gunner and was on the front lines for nearly 5 months. He was awarded the bronze star for volunteering to rescue a wounded comrade three hundred yards to their front in the heat of battle on Feb. 3, 1945 near Herrisheim, France. |
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