Soldier Details

Division:

Army
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Highest Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Theater of Operation:

European

Served:

Jun 22, 1944 - Apr 28, 1946

Honored By:

The Eisenhower Foundation

Prisoner of War

Killed In Action

Biography

David Wayne Axton was born in Osawatomie, KS in 1918. He had completed one year of college and was married to Mildred Tuttle when he enlisted in the US Army. Axton entered the Army at Fort Leavenworth, KS. He served until 1946 and reached the rank of Staff Sergeant. Courtesy of fold3.com