Name:
George C. Hurd
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
18213069
Unit:
116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-05
State:
Louisiana
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
A
Row:
11
Grave:
8
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
George C. Hurd was born in 1926, in Louisiana. He was the son of Aubrey Harrold Hurd and Ruth Casteel Hurd.
George served in the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 5, 1944, during the liberation of Vire, France. Pvt Hurd is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.