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Odfra Nixon
First Name:
Odfra
Middle Name:
D.
Last Name:
Nixon
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: The first negro soldier from Clear Creek to lose his life in World War II. Memorial marker at the National Memorial cemetery in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-15-1945
Personal Details
Education Details:
Clear Creek High School graduate 1940
Biographical Notes:
Family Details:
Rev.& Mrs. Joseph F. Nixon - Clear Creek, Charlotte, NC
5 sisters, 4 brothers including PFC Henry J. Nixon - Clovis, NM, Seaman 2/c Miden L Nixon -
Military Details
Military Branch:
Army Enlisted: 11-24-41
Military Rank:
Private First Class
Military Unit:
870th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion
KIA Date:
6/16/1945
MIA Date:
NA
Military Details:
Camp Lee, VA, Fort Bragg, overseas
Awards:
Purple Heart
Source:
Newsprint and death index