Name:
Almond Chandler
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
34265578
Unit:
44th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-09
State:
Georgia
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France
Plot:
K
Row:
12
Grave:
14
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Almond Chandler was born on April 26, 1916, in Banks County, Georgia. He was the son of Alger Non Neal Chandler and Bertha Mae Snipes Chandler.
Almond served in the 44th Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was one of the 75 soldiers killed during the liberation of Plabennec and Plouvien, France. PFC Chandler is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France. He has a cenotaph located in the Chandler Cemetery, Five Points, Banks County, Georgia.