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PVT Eulys Francis Slate

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PVT Eulys Francis Slate

Birth
Lindsay, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
20 Dec 1944 (aged 19)
Samrée, Arrondissement de Marche-en-Famenne, Luxembourg, Belgium
Burial
Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
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PVT. Slate, Eulys Francis
Service number: 39417088

Age: 19
Born: January 11, 1925, Lindsay, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA
Hometown: Tulare County, California
Family:
Ernest Leon Slate (father)
Ora Isabell (nee Adams) Slate (mother)
Edward Leon Slate (brother)
Lenora Lorene Slate/Bolinger/Kriesel/Rogers (sister) Dec 19, 1927 - June 12, 1999
Rozella Slate (sister)
J. O. Slate (brother)
Mary L. Slate (sister)
Linda J. Slate (sister)

Rank: Private
Function: Ammunition Handler
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: HQ Company
Date of death: 20 December 1944
Status: Missing In Action
Place of death: Samrée, Arrondissement de Marche-en-Famenne, Luxembourg, Belgium
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Tablets of the Missing
Cemetery: American War Cemetery Ardennes

Date of enlistment: June 24, 1943 in Fresno, California
Other information:
PVT. Slate, Eulys Francis
Service number: 39417088

Age: 19
Born: January 11, 1925, Lindsay, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA
Hometown: Tulare County, California
Family:
Ernest Leon Slate (father)
Ora Isabell (nee Adams) Slate (mother)
Edward Leon Slate (brother)
Lenora Lorene Slate/Bolinger/Kriesel/Rogers (sister) Dec 19, 1927 - June 12, 1999
Rozella Slate (sister)
J. O. Slate (brother)
Mary L. Slate (sister)
Linda J. Slate (sister)

Rank: Private
Function: Ammunition Handler
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: HQ Company
Date of death: 20 December 1944
Status: Missing In Action
Place of death: Samrée, Arrondissement de Marche-en-Famenne, Luxembourg, Belgium
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Tablets of the Missing
Cemetery: American War Cemetery Ardennes

Date of enlistment: June 24, 1943 in Fresno, California
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Entered the service from California.

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  • Maintained by: Son of the 7th
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56360910/eulys_francis-slate: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Eulys Francis Slate (11 Jan 1925–20 Dec 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56360910, citing Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by Son of the 7th (contributor 47067117).