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Personal info

Full name
WINTON, R. J.
Date of birth
26 October 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Bowie, Montague County, Texas
Hometown
Borger, Hutchinson County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38566936
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
54th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
Near Ockfen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 9 52

Immediate family

Members
Albert T. Winton (father)
Mattie (Bedford) Winton (mother)
Lloyd Winton (brother)
Cleo Winton (brother)
Leland Winton (brother)
Oma Winton (sister)
Alice Winton (sister)
Ada Winton (sister)
Elizabeth Winton (sister)
Lois Winton (sister)
Nellie R. (King) Winton (wife)
Elizabeth A. Winton (daughter)

More information

Pvt R. J. Winton was employed at the Retail Grocery Store as a delivery boy before he enlisted in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in November 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.10tharmored.com, www.findagrave.com - Edith Guynes Stanley / Jean
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Jean / 50thAIB