Joe E. Tedford - Adamsville, TN
Posted by: YoSam.
N 35° 14.152 W 088° 23.709
16S E 373052 N 3900092
Two from the same town aboard the same ship, see Floyd P Boleyn Memorial.
Waymark Code: WMV2XW
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/14/2017
Views: 0
County of memorial: McNairy County
Location of memorial: Main St. (US-64), Baptist St., & Old Stage Rd., veterans memorial in traffic triangle, Adamsville
Memorial Text:
Pvt US Army WWII
Drowned Mediterranean Sea
Dec 24 1926 + Dec 25 1944
Private in B Company, 264th Infantry Regiment, 66th Infantry Division.
Died on the S.S. Leopoldville when torpedoed by U-486 in the English Channel 24 December 1944 off Cherbourg, France
Interment Date: 10 Nov 1948
BURIED IN THE SHILOH NATIONAL CEMETERY
Section: R GRAVE: 3680
Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours: City park normally dawn to dusk
but in this case
Common sense and good manners will work
Entrance fees (if it applies): 0
Type of memorial: Plaque
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