Database 83rd Infantry Division

Fred T Caughron (O-1310980)

Name Caughron, Fred T
Rank Second Lieutenant
Army Serial # O-1310980
State Texas
Date of death 1944-07-16
Plot, Row, Grave D, 27, 14
Cemetery Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France , Google Maps
Role MOS 1542 Infantry Unit Commander
Unit E Company, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Additional information
Second Lieutenant Caughron was a member of E Company. The morning report for July 11, 1944 on page 20 lists him joining the unit from the 92nd Replacement Battalion as a Weapons Platoon Leader. Page 30, for July 16, 1944, lists him as killed in action. The pages can be seen below.
Morning reports
1944-07-11 2LT Assigned and joined from 92nd Replacement Battalion as of July 9, 1944 1542 E / 330 view page
1944-07-16 2LT Killed in action on July 16, 1944 E / 330 view page
Various documents
Description Page
Listed in 330th Infantry Regiment Casualties and Awards as killed in action as a Second Lieutenant in 330. 1