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BAXTER, Samuel Franklin - Date of
birth
21 February 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Montgomery County, Alabama -
Hometown
Bay County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34150740 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
422nd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division,
Weapons Platoon - Light Machine Gun Section
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart,
Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palm
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
Limburg an der Lahn, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 14 | 64 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charlie K. Baxter (father)
Ella L. (Bryan) Baxter (mother)
Beatrice Baxter (sister)
Paul Baxter (brother)
Charlie V. Baxter (sister)
Kathryn H. Baxter (wife)
More information
T/Sgt Samuel F. Baxter was a power station operator before he enlisted in Jacksonville AAF, Florida on 25 August 1941.He was wounded by a shell fragment at his machine gun position and taken prisoner on 16 December 1944. He most likely died at Stalag XII-A
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.indianamilitary.org, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1920 census / 1930 census / Louisiana First Registration Draft Cards, www.indianamilitary.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten