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DUNFORD, John Phillip - Date of
birth
1 January 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Comanche County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38566616 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Harzleben, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 14 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
Oscar O. Dunford (father)
Mary H. (Gillman) Dunford (mother)
Leonard T. Dunford (brother)
Margaret Dunford (sister)
Dorothy A. Dunford (sister)
Virgil W. Dunford (brother)
Irene M. Dunford (sister)
Johnie M. (Ferrell) Dunford (wife)
Janice M. Dunford (daughter)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees, After Action Report 331st IR
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michael Beach