Name:
Clarence D. Purser
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
20816274
Unit:
Date of Death:
1944-08-27
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France
Plot:
B
Row:
2
Grave:
29
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
When Clarence D. Purser was born in 1920 in Texas, his father, Thomas, was 39 and his mother, Annie, was 38. He had one daughter with Barbara. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Staff Sergeant in the 636th Tank Destroyer Battalion. He entered service in Texas. He died on August 27, 1944 during the invasion of southern France. He is now buried at Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, Draguignan, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.