Name:
John Albert Banton
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
33156868
Unit:
44th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-08
State:
Virginia
Cemetery:
Dillwyn Town Cemetery, Dillwyn, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
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John Albert Banton was born on September 12, 1908, in Buckingham County, Virginia. He served in the 44th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was one of the 75 soldiers killed during the liberation of Plabennec and Plouvien, France. PFC Banton is now buried in the Dillwyn Town Cemetery, Dillwyn, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA.