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Personal info

Full name
DOTSON, Philip E
Date of birth
5 July 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Imperial County, California
Hometown
Redlands, San Bernardino County, California

Military service

Service number
39725574
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 November 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 7 62

Immediate family

Members
Harry E. Dotson (father)
Jenny P. (Angell) Dotson (mother)
Paul A. Dotson (brother)
Dorothy M. Dotson (sister)
Gertrude A. Dotson (sister)

More information

Pvt Philip E. Dotson enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 26 January 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - California Birth Index / 1930/1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Ron Running