Wayne County

 

Sgt. Clarence Oral Purvis

 

 

Clarence Oral “Oral” Purvis was born Jan. 31, 1922 to Earl S. and Clara Broshar Purvis. He died Oct. 2, 1944 and is buried in Livingston Cemetery, Cincinnati, IA.

Sgt. Purvis served in World War II with the U.S. Army Co. L, 319th Infantry, 80th Division and was KIA near Benicourt, France.

Source: ancestry.com