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Personal info

Full name
DENNIS, Jack Knowlton
Date of birth
17 May 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Hometown
Wauchula, Hardee County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34792444
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
2 December 1944
Place of death
Near Beeck, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.

Immediate family

Members
Alfred A. Dennis (father)
Bernice L. (Southerland) Dennis (mother)
Hazel L. Dennis (sister)

More information

Pvt Jack K. Dennis enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 28 August 1943.

His remains and of another American infantryman were discovered near Beeck in Germany, during the excavation of a site for a new building.

Pvt Dennis was given his final resting place in December 1957 at Wauchula Cemetery in Florida.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1930/1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Tamp Tribune, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Dorothy Sunday