Claude Vineyard was born in Red Springs, Tennessee, the son of Milton Hughs Vineyard, Sr. and Amy Vernon Davis. He was the husband of Mrs. Edna V. Vineyard, 1805 Boyd Street.

Burial May 30, 1948, Strawberry Plains Cemetery
Claude Vineyard was killed in action near Kesternich/Simmerath Ridge, Germany

  • Rank: Technician 4th Class
  • Date of birth:
  • 28 February 1915
  • Date of death: 16 December 1944
  • County: Jefferson
  • Hometown: Strawberry Plains
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: 709th Tank Battalion
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Awards: Purple Heart
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Strawberry Plains Cemetery, Strawberry Plains, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XII, Middle Panel
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