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BOTTS, Seth Saunders - Date of
birth
16 August 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Bath County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Sharpsburg, Bath County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-339785 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
S-3, Operations and Training Officer -
Unit
HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Distinguished Service Cross,
Silver Star with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters,
Bronze Star
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 January 1945 - Place of
death
Intersection of the N 658 and the N 692, 2 km southwest of Büllingen
Morscheck, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 12 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Mason Botts (father)
Nancy Botts (mother)
Mary E. Botts (sister)
Nancy Botts (sister)
Nelson Botts (brother)
More information
Capt. Seth S. Botts was awarded the Silver Star Medal three times for gallantry in action in connection with combat operations against the enemy, the third time posthumously. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross Medal posthumously for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy on 22 November 1944.He was killed by German mortar fire at the command post of L Company, when he visited Capt Ritter, the commanding officer of L Company. The intersection of the N 658 and the N 692 was nicknamed "Paratroop Crossroads''.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Mario Cremer, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.militarytimes.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Kentucky Birth Index, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html
Photo source: Des Philippet, www.findagrave.com, U.S. School Yearbook