Sykes Alston L.

Monuments

Liberation of Vexin American Casualties

Name:

Alston L. Sykes

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

34454911

Unit:

312th Field Artillery Battalion, 79th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1944-08-22

State:

North Carolina

Cemetery:

Turkey Cemetery, Turkey, Sampson County, North Carolina

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Alston L. Sykes was born on May 5, 1913. He resided at Sampson, North Carolina, and enlisted on October 1, 1942. He served in the 312th Field Artillery Battalion, 79th Infantry Division as a Private during World War II. He died on August 22, 1944, in the Battle of Vexin, France, and is now buried in the Turkey Cemetery, Turkey, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA. His name is commemorated on the Battle of Vexin monument in Fontenay-Saint-Père, but his death date is inscribed 'August 21, 1944,' and his unit '999 F.A.B.'