US PARAS Paxton, Forest S.

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Paxton ​

• FORENAME

Forest S. ​

• UNIT

517 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 3 Bn - C.O.) ​

• RANK

Major ​

• NUMBER

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• AWARD

Silver Star with oak leaf cluster, Croix de Guerre avec etoile de vermeil (Fr) ​

• PLACE

Europe ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from San Francisco, California​

later Lt Colonel (C.O. 3 Bn) ​

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[Zepeleptic]

Portrait of Paxton (left) with Yvon Haris, French Army liaison with the 3rd Bn.