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TRON, Paul J - Date of
birth
17 November 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Marion County, Ohio -
Hometown
Big Island, Marion County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1312364 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Vagney, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 6 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph W. Tron (father)
Margaret E. (Strine) Tron (mother)
Keith L. Tron (brother)
Eleanor M. Tron (sister)
Violet R. Tron (sister)
Walter E. Tron (brother)
Twila (Pickett) Tron (wife)
Gene G. Tron (son)
More information
1st Lt Paul J. Tron graduated from Harding High School and worked on the family farm when he joined the National Guard on 15 October 1941.Until October 1942 he was stationed at Waller Airfield in Trinidad. He returned to the United States to attend the Officers Candidate School. For awhile he was stationed at Camp Wheeler, Georgia where he received preparatory training and in December 1942 he started officers training at Fort Benning, Georgia. He commissioned on 25 February 1943 and in March he reported for duty at Camp Perry, Ohio. In September 1943 he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
Early July 1944 he was sent to Italy.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Jean-Marie Siret