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DIXON, Paul C - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Indiana -
Hometown
Wayne County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1295688 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Company Commander -
Unit
A Company,
68th Armored Infantry Battalion,
14th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
18 December 1944 - Place of
death
Kapsweyer, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 25 | 53 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George Dixon (father)
Aletha Dixon (mother)
Margaret Dixon (sister)
More information
1st Lt Paul C. Dixon was a driver before he joined the Regular Army at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 11 December 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com - Jaap Vermeer, http://14thad.org
Photo source: Palladium Item 9 January 1945