Name:
Jack Fortner
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
33092105
Unit:
26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-04
State:
Virginia
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, France
Plot:
Plot
Row:
2
Grave:
2
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Jack Fortner was born on July 3, 1918 in Snow Creek Township, Mitchell County, North Carolina. He entered the military service in Virginia and served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Staff Sergeant in the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on August 4, 1944 and is now buried in Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.