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Personal info

Full name
BARRON, George E
Date of birth
14 October 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Edgemont, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
20309441
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 2 6

Immediate family

Members
George S. Barron (father)
Margaret O. Barron (mother)
Walter S. Barron (brother)
Howard L. Barron (brother)
Orra P. Barron (sister)
Ruth H. Barron (sister)

More information

Pfc George E. Barrow joined the National Guard in West Chester, Pennsylvania on 17 February 1941. He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Molenhoek, The Netherlands on 1 October 1944. He was disinterred on 14 June 1948 and his remains were prepared and placed in a casket on 16 June 1948. He was given his final resting place in Margraten on 27 January 1949.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ww2-airborne.us, IDPF, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compansation Application File

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Joel Frampton Gilfert