The following information pertains to an unknown serviceman whose remains have been located and interred at a American Battle Monuments Cemetery or National Cemetery.
File: X-00344
Burial Location: Normandy
Plot: B
Row: 11
Grave: 37
Recovery:
Location: Lon. Lat.
District:
Brieux,Orne, France
At Sea Loss: No
Source: X-file
Description:
Approx Date(s) Death: 08/09/1944 - 09/18/1944
Remains: carried document stating "escaped from the Camp at Rennes" probably written in French
Dental Chart Available: Yes
Estimated Height: 5'7
Branch of Service: Unknown
Location Mgrs: U-2.2-2.8 Cherbourg -Caen Sh 3 and 8
9-18 Aug 1944
AGRS Unit:
"Unknown American Negro Soldier" btb shot while escaping from Germans, civ clothes
Temporary:
Burial: Blosville
Row/Plot Grave: DD-4-70 Blosville
Units in Area:
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