Pvt.
Paul
Wayne
Mason
Born in Moundsville, West Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Jesse Oliver Mason
and Icie (Ruckman) Mason
Brother of
Orion Junior Mason
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 24
[location unknown]
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Biography
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Pvt. Paul Mason was Killed in Action during World War II.
He waws killed during the Battle of the Bulge in 1945, and was interred at Arlington National Cemetery in 1949.[1][2]
Obituary
Pvt Paul W Mason, killed in the Battle of the Bulge, March 21, 1945, will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, on April 28 (1949).
Pvt Mason was a son of Jesse Oliver Mason and the late Ice Jane Ruckman Mason of Moundsville, born in this city December 5, 1920. He entered service August 7, 1942, served with the 397th Infantry in the 95th divison at several posts in the States before going over seas in August 1944.
In addition to his father and step-mother he is survived by two brothers, Orion J Mason of Moundsville and Glenn B Mason of Wintersville, Ohio; three half-sisters, Eileen, Sylvia, and Evelyn Mason, of New Martinsville, and three half-brothers, Jesso Mason, Jr and Darrell Mason of New Martinsville and Pvt Justin A Mason of Ft Lewis, Washington. [2]
Notes
- Grave marker says 379th Infantry. Verified that 379th was part of 95th Division at Wikipedia. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 20 November 2020), memorial page for PVT Paul Wayne Mason (5 Dec 1920–21 Mar 1945), Find A Grave: Memorial #49257702, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by John C. Anderson (contributor 47208015).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Moundsville Daily Echo, 23 Apr 1949
- ↑ 95th Infantry Division (United States)
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