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John W. Bressler Jr. attended Prospect Jr. High School. He was an avid student of history, played the violin, and took German language courses while in school. He graduated with honors from South Hills High School in June 1943.

He was sent to Camp Wolters in Texas for basic training. His sister remembered that during those months he would send her money to buy War Bonds. (She later used the money from the War Bonds to buy her wedding dress).

13 October 1944, after gradually working against stiff enemy resistance, B and C Company pushed north to close a gap made by an enemy attack. The attack ended at dark and they reached an east-west fire trail.The companies were in really bad shape as they had been fighting all day to take out the Germans that opened up a gap to the north of the town of Germeter. The men attacked and were under heavy artillery and mortar shelling all day. They went back and forth, and suffered many casualties. After this research we can strongly assume that Pvt John W. Bressler Jr. was part of these attacks, or was part of the Platoon that stayed in the town of Germeter. On that fateful day of 13 October 1944, Pvt Bressler either died on the field west of the town of Germeter or in the northern part of town.