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ASHTON, Arthur M - Date of
birth
28 February 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Saline, Saline County, Kansas -
Hometown
Saline County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1313946 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 December 1944 - Place of
death
Wallerfangen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 22 | 34 |
Immediate family
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Members
Mert B. Ashton (father)
Mary A. (Bertles) Ashton (mother)
Harold J. Ashton (brother)
Opal M. (Helm) Ashton (wife)
More information
2nd Lt Arthur M. Ashton joined the National Guard in Anaheim, California on 3 March 1941.He attended high school for 4 years and was a salesperson before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, 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 / Hedge Family Tree / W.M. Helm Family Tree http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
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