Name:
Carl Hayward Delauder
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
35394814
Unit:
117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-28
State:
West Virginia
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
Plot:
A
Row:
20
Grave:
44
Decoration:
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Carl Hayward Delauder was born on October 6, 1921, in Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia. He served in the 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 28, 1944, during the liberation of Vexin, France, and is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France. He also has a cenotaph located in West Virginia National Cemetery, Pruntytown, Taylor County, West Virginia.