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LAYTON, Frank Edward - Date of
birth
20 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Fredericksburg, Virginia -
Hometown
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1317178 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
137th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
13 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Frauenberg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Walker W. Layton (father)
Lydia S. (Kendall) Layton (mother)
Walker W. Layton Jr. (brother)
Laverne C. Layton (sister)
Richard A. Layton (brother)
Jean F. Layton (sister)
Ruth J. Layton (sister)
Julian S. Layton (brother)
More information
2nd Lt Frank E. Layton attended high school for four years and was a driver before he enlisted in Richmond, Virginia on 21 September 1942.He was reported missing in action, after the boat in which he was crossing the Blies river near Frauenberg, Germany, sank. The river was about 50 yards wide and at flood stage at the time of the incident.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Jean L. Newton / Glenn W. Nicholls / Virginia Hearn Whiting, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – Eric Ackerman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michael V Drachman, www.wwiimemorial.com – Jean L. Newton