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BARNES, Aldon Harmon - Date of
birth
23 March 1918 -
Age
27 -
Place of birth
Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Overton County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35696308 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 March 1945 - Place of
death
Eisenbach, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Marshall Q. Barnes (father)
Cora L. (Ledbetter) Barnes (mother)
Geraldine Barnes (sister)
James B. Barnes (brother)
Geneva L. Barnes (sister)
Sibby K. (Norris) Barnes (wife)
Gene A. Barnes (son)
Judith F. Barnes (daughter)
More information
S/Sgt Aldon H. Barnes attended high school for two years and was employed at Morgan Packing Company.He enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 8 February 1943.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in St. Avold, 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 / Barnes Family Tree, www.87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery