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PLAINE, Alton Jacob - Date of
birth
29 September 1913 -
Age
31 -
Place of birth
Maryland -
Hometown
Frederick County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33006868 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
736th Tank Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 3 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
John C. Plaine (father)
Anna M. (Scheller) Plaine (mother)
Oliver Plaine (brother)
Charles Plaine (brother)
John Plaine (brother)
Margaret Plaine (sister)
Genevieve Plaine (sister)
Grace Plaine (sister)
Carolyn Plaine (sister)
More information
Pfc Alton J. Plaine, 31-year old son, was killed in action in Germany on 24 March 1945, a War Department telegram notified his parents. He was understood to have been serving with a tank division at the time of his death. Formerly employed by S.W. Barrick and Son, LeGore, Pfc Plaine was inducted into the Army on 25 March 1941 at Baltimore, Maryland, was stationed in Virginia at the Station Hospital at Fort Monroe before being transferred to Fort Knox. Ky., and later to a training post in California. He has been overseas for about a year. His brother Oliver Plaine was a Military Policeman stationed somewhere overseas.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, The Frederick Post 16 April 1945 / Smith Family Tree
Photo source: The Frederick Post 15 April 1943, www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet