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SLOAN, Billy Benton - Date of
birth
24 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Leavenworth County, Kansas -
Hometown
High Prairie, Leavenworth County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1322276 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Moers, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Fred M. Sloan (father)
Adele (Murphy) Sloan (mother)
James S. Sloan (brother)
Martha A. Sloan (sister)
John B. Sloan (brother)
Charles E. Sloan (brother)
Estelle A. Sloan (half-sister)
Leland M. Sloan (half-brother)
Robert F. Sloan (half-brother)
More information
1st Lt Billy B. Sloan graduated from Leavenworth County High School in 1940 and attended Kansas State College as Class of 1945.He enlisted in 1942 and was sent overseas in September 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / various family trees
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Leavenworth County High School Yearbook 1939, discovered by Charlotte Hoverder, Kris Roberts from the Tonganoxie Community Historical Society in Tonganoxie, Kansas, and the family of Billy Sloan