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BRITTON, Eugene W - Date of
birth
17 September 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Kansas -
Hometown
Clarkston, Asotin County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39476705 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Helfta, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 15 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clarence W. Britton (father)
Olive E. (Weddle) Britton (mother)
Wayne Britton (brother)
Gerold Britton (brother)
Marie A. (Warfield) Britton (wife)
Carol A. Britton (daughter)
More information
Pvt Eugene W. Britton attended college for one year and was a retail manager at Safeway Grocery chain before he enlisted at Fort Lewis, Washington on 24 May 1944. He was sent overseas in March 1945.Pvt Britton was killed by shrapnel in the chest.
He was initially buried in a temporary grave at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Breuna #1, Germany on 17 April 1945. After being disinterred, he was evacuated to Margraten and reburied in a temporary grave on 18 July 1945. When this cemetery was given a permanent status, he was again disinterred and given his final resting place on 7 December 1948.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Erwin Derhaag, Lewiston Morning Tribune 11-May-1945
www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, IDPF
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, Lewiston Morning Tribune 11-May-1945