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Personal info

Full name
PATON, James Crawford
Date of birth
17 December 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinios
Hometown
Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
O1315965
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 April 1945
Place of death
Hauzenberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 37 28

Immediate family

Members
Samuel Paton (father)
Agnes (Crawford) Paton (mother)
Hugh Paton (brother)
Jean C. Paton (sister)
Elizabeth Paton (sister)
Agnes C. Paton (sister)
Anne Paton (sister)
Sarah M. (Heise) Paton (wife)
Samuel J. Paton (son)

More information

1st Lt James C. Paton was employed at the Anchor Cap and Closure Company before he enlisted in 1942. He was sent overseas in July 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Aasen Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com - The Pilot-Tribune - 31 May 1945
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