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Personal info

Full name
SLAYTON, Johnnie Beckham
Date of birth
2 June 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Magnolia, Larue County, Kentucky
Hometown
Larue County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35689344
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Fielden Slayton (father)
Maggie (Pottinger) Slayton (mother)
Gilbert J. Slayton (brother)
Cathrine Slayton (sister)
Willie M. Slayton (brother)
Janes F. Slayton (brother)
Dorthy C. Slayton (sister)
Mary M. Slayton (sister)

More information

Pfc Johnnie B. Slayton enlisted on 1 December 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Slayton Family Tree / 1930 Census / Army Enlistment Record / Kentucky Birth Index, http://99div.com - Checkerboard Newsletter, MIA List, February 2009, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Astrid van Erp, www.findagrave.com - Charles Slayton