Enlisted on 1 December 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky
Private First Class, U.S. Army, 35689344
99th Infantry Division, 393rd Infantry Regiment, Company G
★ Bronze Star
Missing in Action
On 16 December 1944, the German army launched an offensive into Belgium that would come to be known as The Battle of the Bulge. In the following days, American forces in the northern sector of the German advance, including the 99th Infantry Division, concentrated around the Elsenborn Ridge area. The Americans resisted repeated assaults by German armor and infantry. The stubborn defense frustrated the German timetable and denied the enemy use of key road networks. During the hectic back and forth fighting, over 400 members of the 99th Division were killed and over 2500 were wounded.
On 19 December 1944, PFC Slayton, was killed in action near the village of Krinkelt, Belgium, but the exact circumstances of his loss are unknown.
His remains have not been recovered or identified following the war, and he is still unaccounted-for. Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual's case to be in the analytical category of Active Pursuit.
Private First Class, U.S. Army, 35689344
99th Infantry Division, 393rd Infantry Regiment, Company G
★ Bronze Star
Missing in Action
On 16 December 1944, the German army launched an offensive into Belgium that would come to be known as The Battle of the Bulge. In the following days, American forces in the northern sector of the German advance, including the 99th Infantry Division, concentrated around the Elsenborn Ridge area. The Americans resisted repeated assaults by German armor and infantry. The stubborn defense frustrated the German timetable and denied the enemy use of key road networks. During the hectic back and forth fighting, over 400 members of the 99th Division were killed and over 2500 were wounded.
On 19 December 1944, PFC Slayton, was killed in action near the village of Krinkelt, Belgium, but the exact circumstances of his loss are unknown.
His remains have not been recovered or identified following the war, and he is still unaccounted-for. Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual's case to be in the analytical category of Active Pursuit.
Enlisted on 1 December 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky
Private First Class, U.S. Army, 35689344
99th Infantry Division, 393rd Infantry Regiment, Company G
★ Bronze Star
Missing in Action
On 16 December 1944, the German army launched an offensive into Belgium that would come to be known as The Battle of the Bulge. In the following days, American forces in the northern sector of the German advance, including the 99th Infantry Division, concentrated around the Elsenborn Ridge area. The Americans resisted repeated assaults by German armor and infantry. The stubborn defense frustrated the German timetable and denied the enemy use of key road networks. During the hectic back and forth fighting, over 400 members of the 99th Division were killed and over 2500 were wounded.
On 19 December 1944, PFC Slayton, was killed in action near the village of Krinkelt, Belgium, but the exact circumstances of his loss are unknown.
His remains have not been recovered or identified following the war, and he is still unaccounted-for. Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual's case to be in the analytical category of Active Pursuit.
Private First Class, U.S. Army, 35689344
99th Infantry Division, 393rd Infantry Regiment, Company G
★ Bronze Star
Missing in Action
On 16 December 1944, the German army launched an offensive into Belgium that would come to be known as The Battle of the Bulge. In the following days, American forces in the northern sector of the German advance, including the 99th Infantry Division, concentrated around the Elsenborn Ridge area. The Americans resisted repeated assaults by German armor and infantry. The stubborn defense frustrated the German timetable and denied the enemy use of key road networks. During the hectic back and forth fighting, over 400 members of the 99th Division were killed and over 2500 were wounded.
On 19 December 1944, PFC Slayton, was killed in action near the village of Krinkelt, Belgium, but the exact circumstances of his loss are unknown.
His remains have not been recovered or identified following the war, and he is still unaccounted-for. Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual's case to be in the analytical category of Active Pursuit.
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