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DIXON, Burton O - Date of
birth
29 October 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Volney, Oswego County, New York -
Hometown
Oswego County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42096775 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 April 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 20 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Burton O. Hall (father)
William Dixon (adoption father)
Nora M. Hall (sister)
Leta B. (Woolridge) Dixon (wife)
Robert Dixon (son)
Douglas L. Dixon (son)
More information
Pvt Burton O. Dixon enlisted in Syracuse, New York on 1 August 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov,
www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1920/1930 Census / Lewis Family Tree, 1940 United States Federal Census, Oswego Palladium – 28 August 1945, New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet