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Personal info

Full name
KREIGH, John W
Date of birth
5 November 1912
Age
31
Place of birth
Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Clinton County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33764399
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
27 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Rimburg, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 7 8

Immediate family

Members
Theodore W. Kreigh father)
Elmira K. (Mowrer) Kreigh (mother)
Eugene F. Kreigh (brother)
Harriet A. Kreigh (sister)
Sarah L. Kreigh (sister)
Mary C. Kreigh (sister)
Dorothy R. Kreigh (sister)
Ann J. Kreigh (sister)
Theodore Kreigh (brother)
Alwilda E. Kreigh (sister)
Elmira E. Kreigh (sister)
Charles D. Kreigh (brother)
Mildred Kreigh (sister)
Mary L. (Martin) Kreigh (wife)

More information

Pfc John W. Kreigh enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 21 August 1943.

On one picture he poses with his mother.

Source of information: Ray Dyckmans, WWIIMemorial, Archives - WWII Enlistment Record, OldHickory

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dominique Portier, The Danville Morning News 24 March 1945