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ALDERTON, Loring W - Date of
birth
22 June 1906 -
Age
38 -
Place of birth
Paw Paw, Morgan County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Paw Paw, Morgan County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35290530 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 February 1945 - Place of
death
North of Echternach, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Charles P. Alderton (father)
Nellie M. Alderton (mother)
Harry C. Alderton (brother)
Clarence Alderton (brother)
Pauline Alderton (sister)
Elsie Alderton (sister)
Helen Alderton (sister)
Melvin J. Alderton (brother)
Lorena M. Alderton (sister)
Eva Alderton (sister)
Ralph J. Alderton (brother)
More information
T/5 Loring W. Alderton enlisted at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio on 20 March 1942.He worked for the Union Tanning Company as a production worker.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - soilsister / Astrid