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Personal info

Full name
DENTON, William Alvin
Date of birth
9 March 1921
Age
24
Place of birth
Glenarm, Sangamon County, Illinois
Hometown
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36067986
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
630th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
29 May 1945
Place of death
Mühlberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 15 53

Immediate family

Members
Simon D. Denton (father)
Rosie (Garwood) Denton (mother)
Leona Denton (sister)
Ruby E. Denton (sister)
Mary L. Denton (sister)
Anna D. Dneton (sister)
Ruth M. Denton (sister)
Darrell M. Denton (brother)

More information

Pfc William A. Denton was employed at N.Y.A. Abraham Lincoln Residence Center before he enlisted.

He died as a prisoner in Stalag IV-B.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Smith and LeBlanc Connections, www.tankdestroyer.net, www.findagrave.com - Coleman
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