US PARAS Peabody, Rushton, Jr

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Peabody ​

• FORENAME

Rushton, Jr ​

• UNIT

551 Parachute Infantry Bn (Company A) ​

• RANK

First Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

0-1040794 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

1st October 1944 ​

• AGE

33​

• GRAVESITE

Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France Plot B Row 9 Grave 18 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Bergen County, New Jersey​

born 14.08.1911 Englewood, New Jersey, USA​

father Rushton Peabody (1867-1954)​

mother Helen Troth (nee Mange) Peabody (1878-1915)​

4 years high school​

civil occupation Salesperson​

employed by A.J. Tipping Inc., 26 Dean Street, Englewood, New Jersey​

married upon enlistment​

05.04.1940 married Katharine W. (nee Neilson) Peabody​

resided Grant Avenue, Cresskill, Bergen County, New Jersey (draft card)​

16.10.1940 draft card Cresskill, New Jersey​

entered service 04.01.1942 New York City, New York (service number 12040348)​

Next of kin - Wife. Mrs. Katharine N. Peabody​

died (non battle) South France (Jeep Accident)​

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