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LATON, Claude Franklin - Date of
birth
22 March 1910 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
North Carolina -
Hometown
Aberdeen, Moore County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34899480 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
7 October 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 21 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Archie Laton (father)
Mary E. (Harward) Laton (mother)
Fannie K. Laton (sister)
Martha A. Laton (sister)
Ruth B. Laton (sister)
James L. Laton (brother)
William A. Laton (brother)
Millard F. Laton (brother)
Allen P. Laton (brother)
Wilbur P. Laton (brother)
Calvin B. Laton (brother)
Cora L. (Pickler) Laton (wife)
John E. Laton (son)
More information
Pvt Claude F. Laton worked on a farm before he enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 26 January 1944.He was reported missing in action on 5 October when his company was fighting in Sivry, France.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / Laton Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
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