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Personal info

Full name
SHELTON, Frederick Eugene
Date of birth
19 July 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Pattonville, Lamar County, Texas
Hometown
Coahoma County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34137476
Rank
First Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
85th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
5th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 3 46

Immediate family

Members
Fred Shelton (father)
Altha Shelton (mother)
Elizabeth Shelton (sister)
Thomas D. Shelton (brother)
Jackson Shelton (brother)
Robert Shelton (brother)
William R. Shelton (brother)
Wilson Shelton (brother)
Kenneth Shelton (brother)
James E. Shelton (brother)
Charles K. Shelton (brother)

More information

1st Sgt Frederick E. Shelton was attached to Division Trains for the protection of the train units.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1930/1940 Census, www.5ad.org

Photo source: Jac Engels