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Personal info

Full name
WROTEN, Alton Bailey
Date of birth
24 January 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
McCall Creek, Franklin County, Mississippi
Hometown
Franklin County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
O-718817
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Co-Pilot
Unit
574th Bombardment Squadron,
391st Bombardment Group, Medium
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
24 December 1945
Place of death
3 miles east of Ahrweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
James Wroten (father)
Winnie Wroten (mother)
Evelyn Wroten (sister)
Ruth Wroten (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-95841
Data
Type: B-26B
Nickname: Powerful Katrinka
Destination: Ahrweiler, Germany
MACR: 11671

More information

The airplane left formation probably after being hit by flak.

Lt Alton B. Wroten is remembered at O'Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Meadville, Franklin County, Mississippi with a memorial marker.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Sheree Dowdle, WWIIMemorial.com, Fold3.com - MACR 11671, ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Family Tree, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.honorstates.org, www.findagrave.com