Burton Paul E.

Monuments

Private Paul Burton

Name:

Paul E. Burton

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Private

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Date of Death:

1918-07-15

State:

Ohio

Cemetery:

Crete, Nebraska

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Died in Base Hospital No 25 in Allerey-sur-Saone, France. Originally buried in the town cemetery, under a tall stele erected by the town, as he was the first American to be buried there. After the war, his remains was repatriated to the US for burial, but the stele is still in the town cemetery. Cause of death was drowning. Repatriated by his mother, Mary M. Burton of 143 W College St, Oberlin, OH, to Crete, NE for burial in a family plot.