Army Serial Number |
14137495 |
Name |
Vickery, Tony Jack |
Date of Birth |
6 May 1944 |
Place of Birth |
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA |
Age |
20 |
Home |
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Regiment/Service |
- |
Rank |
Technical 4th Class |
Position |
- |
Regiment |
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment |
Division |
82nd Airborne Division |
Companion |
- |
Battalion |
- |
Other |
- |
Date of Death |
11 June 1944 |
Place of Death |
France |
Awards |
Purple Heart |
Cemetery |
Normandy American Cemetery |
Grave/Memorial |
Plot E Row 17 Grave 22 |
Additional Information |
He was providing cover while other soldiers in his group were sleeping and a group of Germans advanced to their position. A firefight ensued and Tony Vickery was killed in action. |
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Source of Photo |
Abmc |
Source of Information |
Findagrave |