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Personal info

Full name
BARTON, Chrissie Coleman
Date of birth
7 September 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Scott County, Arkansas
Hometown
Grover, Franklin County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
38297386
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
61st Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 March 1945
Place of death
Landau in der Pfalz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 6 74

Immediate family

Members
Christopher C. Barton (father)
Katie A. (Monroe) Barton (mother)
Kyle N. Barton (sister)
Charley P. Barton (brother)
Nellie B. Barton (sister)
Mildred Barton (sister)
Drucile A. Barton (sister)
Audrey N. Barton (sister)
Josephine (Zarlingo) Barton (wife)

More information

Pfc Chrissie C. Barton attended high school for three years before he enlisted in Little Rock, Arkansas on 17 November 1942.
He was killed by small arms fire to the head.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / McCroskey Family Tree / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery