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STATON, Robert McDowell - Date of
birth
14 October 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Nitro, Kanawha County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Nitro, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35439901 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
86th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Lemoncourt, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 22 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
McDowell C. Staton (father)
Verna D. (Grow) Staton (mother)
Phyllis G. Staton (sister)
Louise E. Staton (sister)
Isabelle Staton (sister)
Estelle Staton (sister)
William Staton (brother)
Mary F. Staton (wife)
More information
T/5 Robert M. Staton attended high school for three years and was employed at the Kanawha County School board before he enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 6 August 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Cencus, www.findagrave.com, www.super6th.org
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