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Atwood, Dayton D.

Date of birth:
1922 (New Hampshire, United States)
Date of death:
December 25th, 1944 (near Grandmenil/Luxembourg, Belgium)
Buried on:
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot: B. Row: 5. Grave: 4.
Service number:
17 124 887
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Dayton Atwood attended the Park College in Kansas City, Missoury. He lived in Lisbon, New Hampshire.
He was killed on 25th December 1944 during the figthings round Grandmenil in Belgium.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private 1st Class
Unit:
Company H, 289th Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Division, U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945

General Orders No.10, Headquarters, 75th Infantry Division (1945).
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

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