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NIXON, Earl Leonard - Date of
birth
27 February 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31236366 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Kaundorf, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 9 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
William P. Nixon (father)
Hattie E. (Packer) Nixon (mother)
Howard C. Nixon (brother)
William L. Nixon (brother)
George S. Nixon (brother)
Shirley F. Nixon (sister)
More information
Pvt Earl L. Nixon attended high school for one year and was employed at the I S O Begney Company before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 24 November 1942.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his head.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - George S. Nixon, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / Packer Avery Smith Clark Tree / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Divison
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - George Nixon