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YELTON, Samuel Anthony - Date of
birth
10 May 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan -
Hometown
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34778012 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
51st Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Outscheid, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Francis M. Yelton (father)
Mary M. (Englehart) Yelton (mother)
Dorothy J. Yelton (sister)
Robert M. Yelton (brother)
Mary E. Yelton (sister)
William R. Yelton (brother)
Elizabeth F. Yelton (half sister)
Elizabeth P. Yelton (wife)
More information
Cpl Samuel A. Yelton enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 1 July 1943. He was sent overseas in November 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, AAR 51st AIB August 44 thru May 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, The Charlotte Observer - 16 March 1945