Lest We Forget
Name: Loice James McPherson War: World War II
Rank: Private First Class Serial number: 18008651 Branch: U. S. Army
Unit: 23rd Infantry, 2nd Division
Battle: Brittany Campaign-Vannes, France
Decorations: Purple Heart
Date born: April 5, 1917
Place born: Opp, Alabama
Date died: August 4, 1944
How died: Killed in action
Place died: Vannes, France
Place buried: U. S. Military Cemetery #1 at Marigny, France
Mailing address: General delivery, Merryville, LA
Affiliations: Pentecostal
Interests: Hunting and fishing
Spouse: Unmarried Children: None
Parents: William Matthew and Dovie Adeline McPherson
Siblings: Jessie Mae Langley, Dora Marie Lamkin, Lola Grace Neely, Gladys Juanita Lucas, Johnny Jacob McPherson, Ora Pearl Dougharty, William Louis McPherson, Archie Eugene McPherson, Dorothy Clydell Lum, William Hollis McPherson
Comments: His brother Hollis was killed in action at Alencon France on August 10, 1944 and his brother Louis was wounded in France a few days before and was sent to the U. S. for the rest of the war. (Reminiscent of movie Saving Private Ryan.)
Data provided by: By his niece: Gwen Neely Brewer, 397 S. Railroad St, Merryville
Other sources: A letter from the White House – news articles
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