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Personal info

Full name
BARTON, Albin Joseph Jr
Date of birth
1 March 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Germfask Township, Schoolcraft County, Michigan
Hometown
Germfask, Schoolcraft County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36588402
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
3rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 December 1944
Place of death
South of Nennig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 38 18

Immediate family

Members
Albin J. Barton (father)
Charlotte (Burns) Barton (mother)
Howard R. Barton (brother)
Emma J. Barton (sister)
Clayton L. Barton (brother)
Dale Barton (brother)
Dony Barton (brother)

More information

Pfc Albin J. Barton Jr. was employed at C.G. Bridges Construction before he enlisted.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

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 / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Eva Bachman