Name:
Dupe A. Willingham
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
15060098
Unit:
11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-24
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
I
Row:
6
Grave:
22
Decoration:
Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star and Purple Heart
Comments:
When Dupe A. Willingham was born on February 13, 1922, in Carlisle, Kentucky, his father, Paul, was 28 and his mother, Verda, was 23. He had three sisters. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Technical Sergeant in the 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division. He entered service in Kentucky. He died on August 24, 1944, was initially buried at Villeneuve-sur-Auvers in France and is now buried at Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France.