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SLAUGHTER, Chester Cecil - Date of
birth
12 February 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Limestone County, Texas -
Hometown
Limestone County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1306160 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Company Commander -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 March 1945 - Place of
death
Maarlo, Norteast of Peer, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 18 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William H. Slaughter (father)
Willie (Shelton) Slaughter (mother)
Buck Slaughter (brother)
Colleen (Patton) Slaughter (wife)
More information
Chester C. Slaughter graduated from Mexia High School and worked as a cook.He joined the National Guard in Mexia, Texas on 25 November 1940 and was commissioned at Fort Benning, Georgia after completing Officer Candidate School. He was stationed at Camp Wolters, where he was in command of a rifle company and at Camp Maxey, Texas.
He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for leading his platoon in a combat action near Baesweiler, Germany in november 1944. Under his leadership they fought through an open field exposed on three sides to heavy fire.
Less then a month before his death he was awarded the Silver Star Medal for heroism in combat at the sugar refinery in Ameln, Germany on 26 February 1945.
Until a few days before his death he was commanding B Company of the 115th Infantry Regiment. On 17 March 1945 he was seconded to HQ of the 9th Army.
Source of information: 29th Infantry Division Archives, www.archives.gov, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof, www.ancestry.com, https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/img/20031239