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Personal info

Full name
PAXTON, Lyle
Date of birth
19 May 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Walton, Roane County, West Virginia
Hometown
Kettle, Roane County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35762078
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

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

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Amos D. Paxton (father)
Nettie J. (Dobbins) Paxton (mother)
Kermit O. Paxton (brother)
Glennis L. Paxton (brother)
Otmer D. Paxton (brother)
Hazel P. Paxton (sister)
Delbert O. Paxton (brother)
Georgia M. Paxton (sister)
Elbert I. Paxton (brother)
Lillian Paxton (sister)

More information

Lyle Paxton worked on a farm before he enlisted at Clarksburg, West Virginia on 9 October 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 census / Family trees, https://aad.archives.gov

Photo source: Danny van der Groen, Alan Barnette