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Personal info

Full name
BURTON, John
Date of birth
4 July 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Cleveland County, North Carolina
Hometown
Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34038457
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 January 1945
Place of death
Lutrebois, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
F 7 21

Immediate family

Members
J. H. Burton (father)
Laura Burton (mother)
Early Burton (brother)
Nellie Burton (sister)
Elvin D. Burton (brother)
Vergie Burton (sister)
Susan Burton (sister)
J. G. Burton (brother)
Margaret Burton (sister)
Fred Burton (brother)
Carl Burton (brother)
Laura Burton (sister)
Lester Burton (brother)

More information

Pfc John Burton worked on a farm before he enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 28 August 1942. He was sent overseas in April 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand-Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com – The Charlotte Observer 1 February 1945, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten