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Personal info

Full name
HUNTER, John Francis
Date of birth
6 March 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Bridgeboro, Burlington County, New Jersey
Hometown
Moraine City, Montgomery County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35085299
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 February 1945
Place of death
Near Boslar, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 7 13

Immediate family

Members
Edward Hunter (father)
Elsie M. (Heller) Hinton (mother)
Edward Hunter (brother)
George Hunter (brother)
Charlotte Hunter (sister)
Louise L. (Bruce) Hunter (wife)
Jill Hunter (daughter)
Jack Hunter (son)

More information

Pfc John F. Hunter attended Fairview High School for one year and was employed by the Frigiaire Division on General Motors Corporation.

He enlisted at Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky on 2 May 1944.

At the time of his death his brother George served in Belgium and his brother Edward served in the Philippines.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Kathy McDermott, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.newspapers.com - The Dayton Herald - 10 March 1945

Photo source: Tom Verheijden, Dayton Daily News - 10 March 1945