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HAUGHTON, Henry Stanford - Date of
birth
18 February 1926 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California -
Hometown
Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38581428 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
2nd Battalion,
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Münster, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 11 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Stanford G. Haughton (father)
Harriet (Thompson) Haughton (mother)
Mary J. Haughton (sister)
More information
Pfc Henry S. Haughton enlisted at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas on 5 June 1944. He was a student at the NMMI in Roswell, NM.
Source of information: Tom Verheijden, Astrid van Erp, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / New Mexico WWII Record / California Birth Index / Family Tree, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Jacqueline Nieskens