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Personal info

Full name
MAYOTTE, George
Date of birth
6 September 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana
Hometown
Oakland County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
6832689
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
304th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
2 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Ferschweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 6 24

Immediate family

Members
Leven P. Mayotte (father)
Luisa (Rodriguez) Mayotte (mother)
Ruth A. Mayotte (sister)
Janette L. Mayotte (sister)
Margaret J. Mayotte (sister)

More information

S/Sgt George Mayotte joined the Regular Army on 5 September 1936 and was honorably discharged in September 1939.

He was employed at the GMC Truck and Coach Division until called to active duty with the military police in February 1941.
He later was transferred to the infantry and was sent overseas in 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Montana County Births and Deaths 1830-2011, http://76thdivision.com/304/history_304th_004.html, The Pontiac Daily Press - 23 March 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, The Pontiac Daily Press - 23 March 1945