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PFC Alexander J Adderton

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PFC Alexander J Adderton Veteran

Birth
Weyanoke, Charles City County, Virginia, USA
Death
6 Nov 1944 (aged 21)
Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Provincia di Lucca, Toscana, Italy
Burial
Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy Add to Map
Plot
Plot E Row 5 Grave 15
Memorial ID
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Private First Class Alexander J. Adderton Jr served as a Rifleman in the 370th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division"Buffalo", and was Killed in Action in/during the fights for Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Italy, on Nov. 6, 1944, and he is honored with the Purple Heart.Alexander J. Adderton was a African-American and a Soldier of the Infamous "Buffalo Soldiers " from the 92nd Infantry Division.

U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954
Name: Alexander Adderton
Race: Negro (Black)
Rank: Enlisted Man
Admission Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1923
Admission Date: Nov 1944
Discharge Date: Nov 1944
Military Branch: Infantry, General or Unspecified
Diagnosis: First Location: Thorax, generally; Second Location: Shoulder; ;
Causative Agent: Bullet, Rifle
Type of Injury: Casualty, battle
Injured in Line of Duty: In line of duty
Type of Discharge: Died
Service Number: 33651915
Private First Class Alexander J. Adderton Jr served as a Rifleman in the 370th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division"Buffalo", and was Killed in Action in/during the fights for Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Italy, on Nov. 6, 1944, and he is honored with the Purple Heart.Alexander J. Adderton was a African-American and a Soldier of the Infamous "Buffalo Soldiers " from the 92nd Infantry Division.

U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954
Name: Alexander Adderton
Race: Negro (Black)
Rank: Enlisted Man
Admission Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1923
Admission Date: Nov 1944
Discharge Date: Nov 1944
Military Branch: Infantry, General or Unspecified
Diagnosis: First Location: Thorax, generally; Second Location: Shoulder; ;
Causative Agent: Bullet, Rifle
Type of Injury: Casualty, battle
Injured in Line of Duty: In line of duty
Type of Discharge: Died
Service Number: 33651915

Inscription

PFC 370 INF 92 DIV



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