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Personal info

Full name
PATTON, Earl Edward
Date of birth
6 August 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Hardin County, Illinois
Hometown
Rock Creek, Hardin County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36073205
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 November 1944
Place of death
Near Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 35 25

Immediate family

Members
Hillas Patton (father)
Gradie (Dutton) Patton (mother)
Cicero Patton (brother)
Lola P. Patton (sister)
Gilbert C. Patton (brother)
Milfort Patton (brother)
Helen R. Patton (sister)
Owen R. Patton (brother)
Nellie I. (Winn) Patton (wife)
Beatrice Patton (daughter)

More information

Sgt Earl E. Patton enlisted on 25 April 1942 and was sent overseas in July 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://36th-id.frb.io, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Thorn Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Lance Ramsey Roberts

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Rick Beavers, www.newspapers.com – Hardin County Independent - 21 December 1944