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LAWTON, Eugene Emmerson - Date of
birth
5 October 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Nowrytown, Indiana County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Tarentum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33030737 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Weismes-Ovifat, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 13 | 55 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charlie W. Lawton (father)
Alice E. (Pierce) Lawton (mother)
Dora J. Lawton (sister)
Mary E. Lawton (sister)
Charles D. Lawton (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Eugene E. Lawton was a miner before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 22 January 1941.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet