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Personal info

Full name
BUTTON, Paul Edward
Date of birth
8 May 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Pine Plains, Dutchess County, New York
Hometown
Truxton, Cortland County, New York

Military service

Service number
32476818
Rank
Private
Function
Medical Aidman
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division,
Medical Detachment
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 March 1945
Place of death
Near Merzig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 31 23

Immediate family

Members
James G. Button (father)
Mary T. (Liegel) Button (mother)
William B. Button (brother)
Helen L. Button (sister)
Howard J. Button (brother)
Nora E. Button (sister)
Arlene W. Button (sister)
Eleanor M. Button (sister)
Orville D. Button (brother)
John F. Button (brother)

More information

Pvt Paul E. Button worked on a farm before he enlisted in Binghamton, New York on 23 September 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Button Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
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