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Odfra Nixon [1]

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

Awards: 
Purple Heart
Biographical Notes: 
Military Branch: 
Army Enlisted: 11-24-41
Education Details: 
Clear Creek High School graduate 1940
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 -

First Name: 
Odfra
KIA Date: 
6/16/1945
Last Name: 
Nixon
Middle Name: 
D.
Military Details: 
Camp Lee, VA, Fort Bragg, overseas
Military Rank: 
Private First Class
Source: 

Newsprint and death index

Military Unit: 
870th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion
Exhibit & Section: 
Gold Star Veterans [2]
Veteran Records [3]
This node displays related exhibits: 
No
MIA Date: 
NA

Source URL:https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans-veteran-records/odfra-nixon

Links
[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans-veteran-records/odfra-nixon [2] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans [3] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/veteran-records