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DALTON, Joseph Shelton - Date of
birth
9 December 1920 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Whitethorn, Pittsylvania County, Virginia -
Hometown
Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33543076 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Sauceray-St. Dié, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 6 | 58 |
Immediate family
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Members
Hossie D. Dalton (father)
Miriam J. (Shelton) Dalton (mother)
Opal G. Dalton (sister)
Ada F. Dalton (sister)
Minnie O. Dalton (sister)
George A. Dalton (brother)
Howard D. Dalton (brother)
Lida I. Dalton (sister)
John T. Dalton (brother)
Viola S. Dalton (sister)
Juanita G. Dalton (sister)
Dorothy V. Dalton (sister)
Catherine O. (Cameron) Dalton (wife)
More information
Pvt Joseph S. Dalton was a truck driver.He enlisted in November 1943, trained at Camp Barkeley, Texas and was sent overseas in May 1944. He had been in North the North African, Sicily and southern France campaigns.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the head.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, The Roanoke Times - 24 December 1944