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Personal info

Full name
SHASTEEN, Alton Asbury
Date of birth
31 March 1907
Age
37
Place of birth
Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36766493
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 February 1945
Place of death
Colmar, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 20 27

Immediate family

Members
John M. Shasteen (father)
Marildia C. (Reavis) Shasteen (mother)
Horace L. Shasteen (brother)
Annie P. Shasteen (sister)
James L. Shasteen (brother)
John L. Shasteen (brother)
Josephine B. (Joyner) Shasteen (wife)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Tennessee Delayed Birth Records / Joyner Family Tree, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, https://newspaperarchive.com