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Personal info

Full name
DE PUTRON, Adrian Barstow "Dee"
Date of birth
22 July 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Hometown
Lancaster County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
O-538185
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 January 1945
Place of death
Orscholz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 13 50

Immediate family

Members
Daniel E. De Putron (father)
Helen (Barstow) De Putron (mother)
Barbara L. De Putron (sister)
John C. De Putron (brother)
William R. De Putron (brother)

More information

2nd Lt Adrian B. De Putron graduated from Lincoln High School in 1940 and attended the University of Nebraska.

He joined the Army in Lincoln, Nebraska on 17 June 1942.

Lt Adrian B. De Putron was killed by enemy machinegun fire.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com – The Lincoln Star Nebraska 4 February 1945, https://archive.org/stream/HistoryOfThe94thInfantryWWII/HistoryOfThe94thInfantryWWII_djvu.txt

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Loren Bender, www.newspapers.com – The Lincoln Star Nebraska 4 February 1945