Pvt Robert Wayland Britton
Service# 32267318
82nd Airborne/507th PIR
Medical Detachment Company
RHQ

Pvt Britton was born in 1918 in Stamford, Connecticut  and was killed in 
action on June 6, 1944 [FOD] during the Airborne invasion of Normandy.


Pvt Britton is the son of  Wayland Spencer Britton [b 2-15-1880 in Centerville, 
Medina, Ohio] a private school teacher, Merritt Business College, Stamford, 
Conn among others and the son of Margaret Holst Britton [b. 1894 in New 
Jersey].

The 1930 US Census for Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey shows 
Robert residing at #247 Vine St with his parents and 2 brothers, Walter E 
Britton [b. 5/15/1921and died 10/17/95 in Il.]
and Russell N.Britton [b.1924 and died unknown, also served in WW2]

Pvt Britton enlisted in the Army on May 11, 1942 
at Fort Dix, NJ. His enlistment records states Robert
 was a grammar school graduate and was employed as a truck driver. Pvt 
Britton was 6ft tall, 149lbs 

During Operation Neptune, June 6 1944, Pvt Britton parachuted from his C-
47 Troop Transport plane with Tail#42-92066, Chalk#47, #13 in the Drop 
Line. 

Pvt Britton was awarded the Purple Heart Medal and the Croix de Guerre 
Unit Citation  [French], the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign 
Medal with one Bronze Service Star and Arrowhead, World War II Victory 
Medal, WWII Honorable Service Lapel Button, Parachute Badge, the 
Combat Infantryman Badge and the Presidential Distinguished Unit 
Emblem.  

Pvt Britton is interred the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-
Mer, France at  Plot   E  Row  23   Grave  43