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Personal info

Full name
PAYNE, Sidney E
Date of birth
29 March 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Phillips, Coal County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Coalgate, Coal County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
37358010
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schankweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 1 39

Immediate family

Members
William L. Payne (father)
Eva C. (Wells) Payne (mother)
Mabelle Payne (sister)
Annie M. Payne (sister)
John W. Payne (brother)
Clinton P. Payne (brother)
Samuel P. Payne (brother)
Pearl G. (Stone) Payne (wife)

More information

Sgt Sidney E. Payne enlisted on 20 September 1942.

He attended 3 years of high school and was a miner before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Frederiks Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com