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SGT Jefferson Davis Dermid Jr.

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SGT Jefferson Davis Dermid Jr. Veteran

Birth
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Death
26 Jan 1944 (aged 27)
Burial
Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy Add to Map
Plot
Plot F Row 3 Grave 51
Memorial ID
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Dermid entered UNC-CH from Lee Edwards High School in 1935 and was enrolled at the University, where he was a member of the football team, until 1937. He was employed by the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. before entering the U.S. Army in June 1942.

He went overseas as a member of an anti-aircraft battery in October 1942 and participated in the North African, Sicilian and Italian invasions.

Dermid was reported missing in action in Italy on Jan. 26, 1944, and later was determined to have been killed in action on that date.

Dermid entered UNC-CH from Lee Edwards High School in 1935 and was enrolled at the University, where he was a member of the football team, until 1937. He was employed by the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. before entering the U.S. Army in June 1942.

He went overseas as a member of an anti-aircraft battery in October 1942 and participated in the North African, Sicilian and Italian invasions.

Dermid was reported missing in action in Italy on Jan. 26, 1944, and later was determined to have been killed in action on that date.



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  • Maintained by: Tom Reece
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56305711/jefferson_davis-dermid: accessed ), memorial page for SGT Jefferson Davis Dermid Jr. (6 Jun 1916–26 Jan 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56305711, citing Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy; Maintained by Tom Reece (contributor 46857744).