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Personal info

Full name
SLATON, James Edward
Date of birth
21 December 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
White Plains, Hopkins County, Kentucky
Hometown
Curtail, Hopkins County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35814133
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 January 1945
Place of death
Near Riedwihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 15 14

Immediate family

Members
Westley B. Slaton (father)
Hazel D. (Hammond) Slaton (mother)
Hammond C. Slaton (brother)
Beatrice M. Slaton (sister)
Jesse T. Slaton (brother)
Nancie L. Slaton (sister)

More information

Pvt James E. Slaton was a waiter before he enlisted in Evansville, Indiana on 25 January 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy