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Personal info

Full name
DUDLEY, John Drexel
Date of birth
25 December 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Asbury Park, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Hometown
Hillsborough County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34547921
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
6 April 1945
Place of death
North bank of Emscher Canal, south of Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
N 6 9

Immediate family

Members
Frank D. Dudley (father)
Bertha V. (Smith) Dudley (mother)
Mary E. Dudley (sister)
Violette M. (Quintano) Dudley (1st wife)
Alice V. Dudley (daughter)
Angela (D'Amato) Dudley (2nd wife)
Frank D. Dudley (son)

More information

Pvt John D. Dudley attended Swarthmore Preparatory Academy in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Swarthmore College.

He enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 10 March 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1920/1930 Census / Heastone and Interment Record, www.coulthart.com/134

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Mona Dudley (granddaughter)