Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
DANFORTH, Lyle Daniel - Date of
birth
30 June 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
South Arm Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan -
Hometown
East Jordan, Charlevoix County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36984597 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 February 1945 - Place of
death
Area of Amelscheid, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 12 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Earl H. Danforth (father)
Myrtle (Carney) Danforth (mother)
Gene G. Danforth (brother)
Lee C. Danforth (brother)
Lila E. Danforth (sister)
Lester E. Danforth (brother)
Ruth P. (Kamradt) Danforth (wife)
Ronald R. Danforth (son)
Robert M. Danforth (son)
Larry K. Danforth (son)
More information
Pvt Lyle D. Danforth was a 1935 graduate of East Jordan High School. He was employed by East Jordan Iron Works before he enlisted.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, Susan Linton - Trevor Dotson, Charlevoix County Historical Society / Morning Reports 8th Infantry Regiment, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Susan Linton - Trevor Dotson, Charlevoix County Historical Society