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PAXTON, Harry Morris - Date of
birth
14 September 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Kansas -
Hometown
Canyon County, Idaho
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37736701 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
8 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Sambeek, Holland
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 13 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
Paul D. Paxton (father)
Osa Paxton (mother)
Orval E. Paxton (brother)
Sidney A. Paxton (brother)
Neva Paxton (sister)
Ethel Paxton (sister)
Edith Paxton (sister)
Glen W. Paxton (brother)
Ruth M. Paxton (sister)
More information
Pvt Harry M. Paxton worked on a farm before he enlisted on 13 March 1944 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm - Forrest Ladd