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VAN RIXOORT, John Peter - Date of
birth
12 February 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Union Beach, Monmouth County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Keyport, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32385057 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
391st Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Grand Halleux, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 50 |
Immediate family
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Members
Peter Van Rixoort (father)
Hermina (DeVries) Van Rixoort (mother)
Madeline Van Rixoort (sister)
Anita K. Van Rixoort (sister)
Muriel (Russert) Van Rixoort (wife)
Peter J. Van Rixoort (son)
More information
S/Sgt John P. Van Rixoort graduated from Keyport High School, attended the University of Kansas and was a civilian employee at Camp Kilmer.He enlisted in New Jersey on 20 June 1942 and received infantry training at Fort McClellan, Alabama, and was later transferred to the ordnance branch at Fort Barrancas, Florida. He volunteered to return to the infantry and was sent to Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky, and then went overseas in October 1944.
His father, Peter Van Rixoort, was born in the Netherlands and moved to the United States when he was a child.
S/Sgt Van Rixoort's son was only two and a half months old when his father was killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.75thdivisiondad.com, www.newspapers.com - Asbury Park Press
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Daily Record 28 February 1945