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Personal info

Full name
MONTGOMERY, Peyton Van
Date of birth
7 August 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Hometown
Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33126549
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 October 1944
Place of death
Forêt de Parroy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 18 21

Immediate family

Members
Banner F. Montgomery (father)
Mabel O. (Owen) Montgomery (mother)
Thomas F. Montgomery (brother)
Maggie M. Montgomery (sister)
Annie L. Montgomery (sister)
Gertrude M. Montgomery (sister)
Frances Montgomery (sister)
Mary Montgomery (sister)
James W. Montgomery (brother)
Myrtle I. (Moore) Montgomery (1st wife)
Beulah M. (Finney) Montgomery (2nd wife)

More information

Pfc Peyton V. Montgomery attended Brosville High School and was employed at the Dan River Cotton Mill before he enlisted in Roanoke, Virginia on 16 June 1942.

He was killed by small arms fire in his chest.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Henry Family Tree / WWII Young American Patriots / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Avellino Roots
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - WWII Young American Patriots