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Personal info

Full name
DANFORTH, Roy M Sr
Date of birth
12 November 1914
Age
29
Place of birth
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Hometown
Madison County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
15101370
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 November 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 16 45

Immediate family

Members
John W. Danforth (father)
Edna F. Danforth (mother)
Ila Danforth (sister)
Beula Danforth (sister)
Marie Danforth (sister)
George Danforth (brother)
Donald D. Danforth (brother)
Charlotte L. Danforth (sister)
Warren W. Danforth (brother)
Martha L. Danforth (sister)
Jeanne Danforth (wife)
Roy M. Danforth Jr. (son)

More information

S/Sgt Roy M. Danforth Sr. enlisted in Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 30 March 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / 1940 Census, Madison County Historical Society - Suzy Chambers, Emilie Isenhour

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - courtesy of Kathy McDermott