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GOTTLOB, John H - Date of
birth
25 March 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Salem, McCook County, South Dakota -
Hometown
McCook County, South Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37120534 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
23rd Engineer Battalion,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 September 1944 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 14 | 37 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jacob J. Gottlob (father)
Sebina Gottlob (mother)
Florence Gottlob (sister)
Mildred Gottlob (sister)
Cecilia Gottlob (sister)
Leona Gottlob (sister)
Geneva Gottlob (sister)
More information
John Gottlob entered the service in December 1941, shortly after Pearl Harbor, and received his training in Camp Polk, Louisiana, and subsequently in Rice, California, Camp Pickett, Virginia and Indianatown Gap, Pennsylvania, from where he left for England in August 1943.John took part in the invation of Normandy on D-Day in June 1944 and was in action with the invasion forces in France and in Belgium.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com Sheboygan Press 4 October 1944 / Jewish Service Card / 1920 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, www.honorstates.org