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Personal info

Full name
LAYTON, Richard Harlen
Date of birth
28 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Augusta, Butler County, Kansas
Hometown
Butler County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37534712
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
66th Armored Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Uerdingen-Krefeld, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 2 5

Immediate family

Members
Jesse W. Layton (father)
Bessie (Kenyon) Layton (mother)
Elmina Layton (sister)
Alverta Layton (sister)
Jess Layton (brother)
Irvin F. Layton (brother)
Allene M. Layton (sister)
Wylma E. Layton (sister)
Jessie K. Layton (sister)
Isabel B. Layton (sister)
Warren W. Layton (brother)
George R. Layton (brother)
Maxine G. Layton (sister)
Eveline Layton (sister)

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Janice Patterson, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 66th Armored Regiment, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Janice Patterson