Born in Oklahoma City, Paul was the only child of Paul Tanner Sr and Edith Stone. He entered the air corps October 1942 in Houston, Texas.
Service # 18188858
Unit 513th Parachute Infantry Regt, 17th Airborne Division
Rank Staff Sergeant U.S. Army
Entered Service From Texas
Date of Death January 4 1945
Buried Plot F Row 10 Grave 8
Luxembourg American Cemetery
Recipient of the Purple Heart
"The 17th Airborne Division was stationed in the United Kingdom from 25 August to 23 December 1944. From 23 to 25 December, elements of the Division were flown to the Reims area in France in spectacular night flights. These elements closed in at Mourmelon. After taking over the defense of the Meuse River sector from Givet to Verdun, 25 December, the 17th moved to Neufchateau, Belgium, then marched through the snow to Morhet, relieving the 28th Infantry Division, 3 January 1945. The Division entered the Ardennes campaign, 4 to 9 January, at the Battle of Dead Man's Ridge"
Source: https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/cc/017abd.htm
Service # 18188858
Unit 513th Parachute Infantry Regt, 17th Airborne Division
Rank Staff Sergeant U.S. Army
Entered Service From Texas
Date of Death January 4 1945
Buried Plot F Row 10 Grave 8
Luxembourg American Cemetery
Recipient of the Purple Heart
"The 17th Airborne Division was stationed in the United Kingdom from 25 August to 23 December 1944. From 23 to 25 December, elements of the Division were flown to the Reims area in France in spectacular night flights. These elements closed in at Mourmelon. After taking over the defense of the Meuse River sector from Givet to Verdun, 25 December, the 17th moved to Neufchateau, Belgium, then marched through the snow to Morhet, relieving the 28th Infantry Division, 3 January 1945. The Division entered the Ardennes campaign, 4 to 9 January, at the Battle of Dead Man's Ridge"
Source: https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/cc/017abd.htm
Born in Oklahoma City, Paul was the only child of Paul Tanner Sr and Edith Stone. He entered the air corps October 1942 in Houston, Texas.
Service # 18188858
Unit 513th Parachute Infantry Regt, 17th Airborne Division
Rank Staff Sergeant U.S. Army
Entered Service From Texas
Date of Death January 4 1945
Buried Plot F Row 10 Grave 8
Luxembourg American Cemetery
Recipient of the Purple Heart
"The 17th Airborne Division was stationed in the United Kingdom from 25 August to 23 December 1944. From 23 to 25 December, elements of the Division were flown to the Reims area in France in spectacular night flights. These elements closed in at Mourmelon. After taking over the defense of the Meuse River sector from Givet to Verdun, 25 December, the 17th moved to Neufchateau, Belgium, then marched through the snow to Morhet, relieving the 28th Infantry Division, 3 January 1945. The Division entered the Ardennes campaign, 4 to 9 January, at the Battle of Dead Man's Ridge"
Source: https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/cc/017abd.htm
Service # 18188858
Unit 513th Parachute Infantry Regt, 17th Airborne Division
Rank Staff Sergeant U.S. Army
Entered Service From Texas
Date of Death January 4 1945
Buried Plot F Row 10 Grave 8
Luxembourg American Cemetery
Recipient of the Purple Heart
"The 17th Airborne Division was stationed in the United Kingdom from 25 August to 23 December 1944. From 23 to 25 December, elements of the Division were flown to the Reims area in France in spectacular night flights. These elements closed in at Mourmelon. After taking over the defense of the Meuse River sector from Givet to Verdun, 25 December, the 17th moved to Neufchateau, Belgium, then marched through the snow to Morhet, relieving the 28th Infantry Division, 3 January 1945. The Division entered the Ardennes campaign, 4 to 9 January, at the Battle of Dead Man's Ridge"
Source: https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/cc/017abd.htm
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SSGT 513 PRCHT INF 17 ABN DIV TEXAS
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