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PFC Loyd Lafayette Ake

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PFC Loyd Lafayette Ake

Birth
Chester, Major County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
14 Sep 1944 (aged 22)
Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
Burial
Orion, Major County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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Rosie Bell Ake was Loyd's mother. He enlisted in the U. S. Army January 21, 1943 and after training at Camp Rucker, Alabama, was sent to San Luis Obispo, California, then to Camp Buckner, North Carolina and in May 1944 was sent to England as a member of the 35th Division, 137th Infantry Regiment, Company D. General Eisenhower was impressed and quickly transferred the 35th from the Third Army and attached the division to General Bradley's 1st Army in Normandy, France. Loyd was wounded in August, 1944, and after healing was assigned to XX Corps in General Patton's Third Army. Loyd was killed in action about a month later. Decorations and awards: Expert Marksmanship Medal and the Purple Heart. Military ID# 38396277

NARA War Department records list this soldiers Home of Reord as Major County, Oklahoma,
Killed in Action
Served in Company D in the 137th
Rosie Bell Ake was Loyd's mother. He enlisted in the U. S. Army January 21, 1943 and after training at Camp Rucker, Alabama, was sent to San Luis Obispo, California, then to Camp Buckner, North Carolina and in May 1944 was sent to England as a member of the 35th Division, 137th Infantry Regiment, Company D. General Eisenhower was impressed and quickly transferred the 35th from the Third Army and attached the division to General Bradley's 1st Army in Normandy, France. Loyd was wounded in August, 1944, and after healing was assigned to XX Corps in General Patton's Third Army. Loyd was killed in action about a month later. Decorations and awards: Expert Marksmanship Medal and the Purple Heart. Military ID# 38396277

NARA War Department records list this soldiers Home of Reord as Major County, Oklahoma,
Killed in Action
Served in Company D in the 137th

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  • Maintained by: DMBM
  • Originally Created by: Don J
  • Added: Jun 3, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53221126/loyd_lafayette-ake: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Loyd Lafayette Ake (20 Jan 1922–14 Sep 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53221126, citing Orion Cemetery, Orion, Major County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by DMBM (contributor 47233188).