Day Canterbury

  • ASN:
    33386678
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Dec 18, 1915
  • DATE OF DEATH
    July 11, 1944
FULL NAME:

Day Canterbury

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

33386678

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Dec 18, 1915
  • DATE OF DEATH: July 11, 1944
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Braddock, Emmons County, North Dakota

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Dec 1, 1942
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Baltimore, Maryland
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    38th Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Unknown
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Private First Class (Pfc.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Rifleman
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Bronze Star Medal, 🎖Purple Heart, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Killed in action (KIA)
  • DATE:
    July 11, 1944
  • LOCATION:
    Hill 192, France
  • NOTES:
    First Location: Thorax, generally; Causative Agent: Bullet, Missile Not Stated
HONORED BY:

Men of the 2nd Infantry Division

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
Day Canterbury
Army Serial Number
33386678
Enlistment Place
Baltimore Maryland
Enlistment Date
1 Dec 1942
Army Branch
Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Service Branch
Army
Race or Ethnicity
White
Residence
Montgomery County, Maryland
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Source of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Level of Education
Grammar school
Occupation
Semiskilled routemen
Marital Status
Separated, with dependents
Birth Date
1915
Birth Place
North Dakota
Source Box Number
0652
Source Film Reel Number
1.169
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United States of America

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