Name:
Dayton David Atwood
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
17124887
Unit:
289th Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-12-25
State:
New Hampshire
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium
Plot:
B
Row:
5
Grave:
4
Decoration:
Silver Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
Dayton David Atwood was born on September 22, 1922, in Lisbon, New Hampshire. He was the son of Arthur Clough Atwood and Abbie Grace Kimball Atwood.
Dayton resided in Grafton County, New Hampshire, prior to the war. He served in Company H, 289th Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. PFC Atwood was Killed in Action on December 25, 1944, in Grandménil, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge. He is now buried in the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov