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BARTON, Virgil Eugene - Date of
birth
14 September 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Viola, Mercer County, Illinois -
Hometown
Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35900924 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
49th Armored Infantry Battalion,
8th Armored Division,
1st Platoon
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Awards
Distinguished Service Cross,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
18 April 1945 - Place of
death
Derenburg, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 20 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Oscar S. Barton (father)
Florence M. (Helser) Barton (mother)
Robert Barton (brother)
Edward Barton (brother)
Max D. Barton (brother)
Margaret Barton (sister)
Betty Barton (sister)
Hazel Barton (sister)
Ralph Barton (brother)
Dorothy Barton (sister)
Harold Barton (brother)
Joan Barton (sister)
Shirley Barton (sister)
Evlyn Barton (sister)
More information
"The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Virgil E. Barton (35900924), Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company A, 49th Armored Infantry Battalion, 8th Armored Division, in Germany on 12 April 1945. Hometown: Wabash County, Indiana."The 8th Armored Division is known as the "Thundering Herd" Division.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, John T. Gerlosky, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.8th-armored.org, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Bleile Miller Goss Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Larry Barton (nephew)