Ballard Franklin

Monuments

Fallen US Soldier Plaque- US Army

Name:

Franklin Ballard

Rank:

Private First Class

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Unit:

633rd Quartermaster Laundry Company, 80th Quartermaster Battalion

Date of Death:

1944-12-01

State:

Alabama

Cemetery:

Old Burleson Cemetery, Vina, Alabama

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Franklin Ballard was born on October 15, 1923, in Marion County, Alabama. He was the son of William Franklin Ballard and Lester Gann Ballard. He served in the 633rd Quartermaster Laundry Company during World War II. He was killed on December 1, 1944, in the bombardment on the coal mine terrain Julia, during the liberation of Kerkrade-Eygelshoven, The Netherlands. He was killed together with 16 soldiers and one civilian. PFC Ballard is now buried in the Old Burleson Cemetery, Vina, Franklin County, Alabama, USA.