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CARLTON, Herbert James - Date of
birth
25 June 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Jasper, Newton County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Bald Hill, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18031897 -
Rank
First Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
17 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Rambersvillers, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 5 | 49 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry B. Carlton (father)
Eva L. (Villines) Carlton (mother)
Guffrey F. Carlton (brother)
Graden E. Carlton (brother)
Henry W. Carlton (brother)
Mary M. (Cunningham) Carlton (wife)
More information
1st Lt Herbert J. Carlton attended high school for 3 years before he joined the Regular Army in Tulsa, Oklahoma on 1 October 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Villines Family Tree, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy