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AXTON, Floyd Jesse - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Indiana -
Hometown
Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6669072 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Schoos, North of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Floyd C. Axton (father)
Ada E. (Bilderback) Axton (mother)
William B. Axton (brother)
Roy D. Axton (brother)
Barbara J. Axton (sister)
Genevieve I. (Volenski) Axton (wife)
More information
T/Sgt Floyd J. Axton worked in the petroleum industry before he joined the Regular Army on 2 November 1939.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
His brother, Cpl William B. Axton was killed on 31 July 1943 in Sicily and is buried at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial in Nettuno, Italy.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / Mally Family Tree / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery