Name:
Franklin Theodore Jessee
Rank:
Private First Class
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Unit:
116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-07
State:
Virginia
Cemetery:
Russell Memorial Cemetery, Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia, USA
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Franklin Theodore “Teddy” Jessee was born on November 23, 1918. He was the son of Sam Vince Jessee and Flora E. Burke Jessee.
Franklin served in the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 7, 1944, during the liberation of Vire, France. PFC Jessee is now buried in the Russell Memorial Cemetery, Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia, USA.