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DOTSON, John Franklin - Date of
birth
13 December 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Decherd, Franklin County, Tennessee -
Hometown
District 18, Franklin County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34326548 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
Malmedy, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Edward W. Dotson (father)
Sallie A. Dotson (mother)
Clara Dotson (sister)
Lida M. Dotson (sister)
George E. Dotson (brother)
Louise E. Dotson (sister)
Joe A. Dotson (brother)
Rufus K. Dotson (brother)
Harold M. Dotson (brother)
Charles P. Dotson (brother)
Myra (Eslick) Dotson (wife)
More information
T/5 John F. Dotson attended high school for three years and was a chauffeur.He enlisted at Camp Forrest, Tennessee on 22 September 1942.
On 23, 24 and 25 December 1944 the city center of Malmédy was bombed repeatedly by the United States Army Air Forces in a series of friendly fire incidents. Approximately 200 civilians were killed in the tragic attacks, while the number of American casualties has never been revealed by the United States Department of Defense. It is estimated that 69 American servicemen lost their lives of which a great number is still listed as missing in action.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.oldhickory30th.com, WWII Draft Card, Tennessee Marriage Records
Photo source: FOHF