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Personal info

Full name
PAXTON, Earl
Date of birth
28 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas
Hometown
Johnson, Union County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
38599061
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
19 October 1944
Place of death
North of Aachen between Richterich and Würselen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 18 52

Immediate family

Members
Everett B. Paxton (father)
Virginia (Cummings) Paxton (mother)
Ruby M. Paxton (sister)
Lester L. Paxton (brother)
Monroe Paxton (brother)
Everette M. Paxton (brother)
Sylvia D. Paxton (sister)
Roy Paxton (brother)
Troy Paxton (brother)
Mary L. Paxton (sister)

More information

Pvt Earl Paxton attended grammar school and was single, without dependents.
He entered the service from Little Rock, Arkansas on 6 November 1943 as a Private.

Source of information: Jac Engels, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / various family trees, Historique de la 30th Infantry Division, www.oldhickory30th.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet