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Personal info

Full name
DERRICK, Johnathan A
Date of birth
2 August 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
North Huntington, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Trafford, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33704838
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
2 October 1944
Place of death
Mook, the Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 1 10

Immediate family

Members
William H. Derrick (father)
Anna I. (Warey) Derrick (mother)
Grace C. Derrick (sister)
Anna R. Derrick (sister)
William W. Derrick (brother)
George W. Derrick (brother)
Joseph B. Derrick (brother)
Emma E. Derrick (sister)
Ruth P. Derrick (sister)
Catherine (Fellers) Derrick (wife)

More information

Pvt Johnathan A. Derrick enlisted in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on 26 November 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.ww2-airborne.us

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet