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Personal info

Full name
PATTON, Earl Samuel
Date of birth
31 January 1912
Age
33
Place of birth
Porterville, Tulare County, California
Hometown
Tulare County, California

Military service

Service number
39239911
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
26 March 1945
Place of death
Near Hamminkeln, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 4 4

Immediate family

Members
Robert S. Patton (father)
Margaret J. (Lawson) Patton (mother)
Nellie P. Patton (sister)
Herbert A. Patton (brother)
Eva Patton (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Earl S. Patton graduated from Porterville High School.

He enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 16 May 1942 and was sent overseas in December 1943.

He took part in the D-Day landings in Normandy.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record , http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/507/507.html, www.ancestry.com - Douglas Family Tree, WWII Draft Cards, Visalia Times - 1 July 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Tulare County, Sheriff's Office and Jail Record