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PADGETT, Everett G - Date of
birth
1918 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Centralia, Marion County, Illinois -
Hometown
Jackson County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6931897 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
31 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 10 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Tomas E. Padgett (father)
Neva M. (Healy) Padgett (mother)
Ora Padgett (stepmother)
Elmer Short (stepbrother)
Beulah Short (stepsister)
Hazel Short (stepsister)
More information
Pvt Everett G. Padgett attended high school for 1 year and was a driver before he joined the Regular Army in Fort Stevens, Oregon on 2 May 1941.He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, 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 / 1930 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten