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Douglas Cranford [1]

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He had been overseas only a month and two days when he went into his final action. He had previously been reported as missing in action. His death date may have been 11-27-1943.A memorial service was held on 5-12-1946 at the Flint Hill Baptist Church, 14 miles south of Charlotte in York Co., S.C.

Age at Death: 23

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 5-20-1944

Biographical Notes: 
Queen City Mattress and Upholstering Co., Charlotte
Birthplace: 
near Ft. Mill, SC
Education Details: 
Ft. Mill High School graduate
Family Details: 

Mary Boatright Cranford, Ft. Mill, SC Mr. & Mrs. A. Jack Cranford - Pineville, NC 6 other brothers, Frank Cranford, who is in the armed forces in Hawaii, Mrs. Clyde W. Smith - 412 E. Worthington Ave. Charlotte, NC, Mrs. J. C. Newell - Charlotte, NC, Mrs. R. W. Montague - Charlotte, NC, Wilhelmina Cranford - Pineville, NC

First Name: 
Douglas
KIA / MIA Place: 
Mediterranean Theater
KIA Date: 
11/26/1943
Last Name: 
Cranford
Middle Name: 
N.
Military Details: 
Brookley Field, Mobile, AL, Ft. Jackson, SC, Jefferson Barricks, Dyersburg, TN
Military Rank: 
Tech. Corporal
Source: 

Newsprint

Military Unit: 
Engineering Battalion
Exhibit & Section: 
Gold Star Veterans [2]
Veteran Records [3]
This node displays related exhibits: 
No
MIA Date: 
NA

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