Layton Archie Paul

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Archie Paul Layton is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

2nd Armored Division 'Hell on Wheels' Memorial

Name:

Archie Paul Layton

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

36871802

Unit:

67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division

Date of Death:

1944-09-16

State:

Michigan

Cemetery:

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium

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Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Archie Paul Layton was born on August 22, 1921, in Stoddard County, Missouri. He was the son of William Thomas "Willie or Bill" Layton and Alice Lorene Travis Layton Needham.

Archie served in the 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division, as a Private during World War II. He died on September 16, 1944, and is now buried in the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium. Pvt Layton was one of the 65 soldiers killed in battle during the liberation of the Limburg region of the Netherlands and Belgium.