He enlisted in the U.S. Army on Feb. 28, 1942 as a private. He was reported as Missing In Action, until it was reported on Dec. 21, 1944 to the U.S. Army that he had been taken prisoner by the Germans in WWII. He was held prisoner at Stalag 4D in Torgau (Elbe) Sashsen, Prussia maintained by the Germans. He was liberated by the U.S. Army on Feb.20, 1946. (his cousin, J.B. Layne, Jr. was among the soldiers that liberated TC) He returned home in 1946, only to die shortly after on Jan.17,1947.
He was only 29 years old.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army on Feb. 28, 1942 as a private. He was reported as Missing In Action, until it was reported on Dec. 21, 1944 to the U.S. Army that he had been taken prisoner by the Germans in WWII. He was held prisoner at Stalag 4D in Torgau (Elbe) Sashsen, Prussia maintained by the Germans. He was liberated by the U.S. Army on Feb.20, 1946. (his cousin, J.B. Layne, Jr. was among the soldiers that liberated TC) He returned home in 1946, only to die shortly after on Jan.17,1947.
He was only 29 years old.
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Eunice Westmoreland Steward
1916–2012
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George Thomas Westmoreland
1919–1998
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James Austin Westmoreland
1921–2014
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Mrs Bertha Estelle Westmoreland Morton
1923–2012
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Robert Eugene "Booty" Westmoreland
1926–2002
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Edward Lee "Ed" Westmoreland
1928–2005
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William Ennis "Dibble" Westmoreland
1930–1973
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Florence Valeria Westmoreland Burns
1936–2024
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