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personal-war-service-record-of-virginia-s-war-dead
virginia-world-war-ii-history-commission
part-i-personal-data
first-name: Torrence
middle-name: William
last-name: Kiser
suffix:
home-address: Christiansburg, Virginia
county: Montgomery
birthplace: Bessmer City, N.C.
date-of-birth: 1916-11-11
race: Colored
sex: Male
height-ft: 5
height-ins: 8
weight-lbs: 165
marital-status: Married
wife-maiden-name-or-husband
first-name: Kathleen
middle-name: Sherwood
last-name: Howard
suffix:
place-of-marriage: Radford, Virginia
date-of-marriage: 1939-07-25
children-1: None
date-of-birth-1:
children-2:
date-of-birth-2:
children-3:
date-of-birth-3:
children-4:
date-of-birth-4:
education
elementary-years:
high-school-years: 2
college-years:
other:
degrees:
occupation: Laborer
religious-affiliation: 1st Baptist Church
citizen-of-what-nation: USA
father-s-name
first-name: Beverly
middle-name: Robert
last-name: Kiser
suffix:
mother-s-maiden-name
first-name: Minnie
middle-name: E.
last-name: Rivers
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part-ii-military-record
means-of-entry: Inducted
date-of-entry: 1944-01-30
place-of-entry: Christiansburg, Va.
rank-at-entry: Cpl.
first-served: Quartermaster Corps
branch-of-service: U.S. Army
service-number: 33 661 546
previous-military-education-training-and-service:
trained-or-stationed-within-the-united-states
camp-station-base-school-etc-place-from-date-to-date: Camp Lee, Virginia Camp Forrest, Tenn. Camp Campbell, Ky. Camp Rucker, Ala. Port of Em. New York City
promoted
from-rank-to-rank-date-to-date: Pvt to Cpl. Nov. 1944
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information-about-overseas-service: Sailed for ETO Dec. 21, 1944 Served in ETO until killed in action.
citations-decorations-service-medals-etc: Purple Heart, Good Conduct, ETO Service Ribbon, Expert w/rifle
circumstances-of-death: Killed in Action
area-of-place-of-death: Southern France
date-of-death: 1945-03-22
any-other-details-known: Killed by explosion of land mine.
photograph: Yes
next-of-kin
prefix:
first-name: Kathleen
middle-name: Sherwood
last-name: Kiser
suffix:
address: Christiansburg, Virginia
relationship: Wife
people-supplying-this-information
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first-name: Sames as #22
middle-name:
last-name:
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people-submitting-this-information
prefix:
first-name: Same as #22
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last-name:
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