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Personal info

Full name
PEYTON, Andrew Jackson
Date of birth
6 April 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Oglethorpe, Macon County, Georgia
Hometown
Clarke County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34836377
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 March 1945
Place of death
Ittenbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 2 46

Immediate family

Members
Jewett L. Peyton (father)
Verbie L. (Coile) Peyton (mother)
Ray O. Peyton (brother)
Jewett L. Peyton (brother)
Mildred L. (Epps) Peyton (wife)
Phyliss A. Peyton (daughter)
Andrew J. Peyton Jr. (son)

More information

Pvt Andrew J. Peyton attended high school for 4 years. He enlisted at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on 11 July 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com