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Cecil F. Hendershot

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NAME:
Cecil Floyd Hendershot
NICKNAME:
SERVICE NUMBER:
867105
HOME OF RECORD:
Richmond, CA
(raised Stringtown, OK)
NEXT OF KIN:
Mother, Mrs. Bessie Hendershot
DATE OF BIRTH:
11/23/1921
SERVICE DATES:
5/8/1943 – 3/7/1945
DATE OF DEATH:
3/7/1945
CAMPAIGN UNIT MOS RATE RESULT
Roi-Namur A/1/24 745 PFC WIA
Saipan A/1/24 746 PFC
Tinian A/1/24 746 PFC WIA
Iwo Jima A/1/24 737 Corporal Died Of Wounds
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS:
Purple Heart with two Gold Stars
LAST KNOWN RANK:
Corporal

Biography coming soon.

All photos courtesy of Dale Holley and Cheryl Knight-Murphy Hendershot.

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