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Personal info

Full name
PAYNE, Ardell Winston
Date of birth
15 December 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia
Hometown
Duval County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34787782
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Medical Aidman
Unit
Medical Detachment,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Brassert-Waltrop, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 12 27

Immediate family

Members
Ollie Payne (father)
Bertha M. (Bivins) Payne (mother)
Carl Payne (brother)
Irene R. Payne (sister)
Evelyn Payne (sister)
Virginia Payne (sister)
Eloise Payne (sister)

More information

Ardell W. Payne worked at the Merrill-Stevens Dry Dock and Repair Company as a machine operator.

He enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 19 June 1943.

He landed on Omaha Beach on D Day and was lightly wounded in action that day. He rejoined his unit on 27 July 1944 and was again lightly wounded in action on 14 October 1944. He rejoined his unit on 28 January 1945.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, http://aad.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Tampa Times, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Tampa Times - courtesy of Bart van der Sterren