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Personal info

Full name
GALLION, John Lew Jr "Buster"
Date of birth
26 June 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, Virginia
Hometown
Plymouth, Lunenburg County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33842119
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kreuzrath-Birgden-Hatterath, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 6 24

Immediate family

Members
John L. Gallion (father)
Mary N. (Brigstock) Gallion (mother)
Alma Gallion (sister)
Frances Gallion (brother)
Elizabeth Gallion (sister)
Annie Gallion (sister)

More information

Pfc John Gallion enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 25 February 1944.
He joined his unit from replacement depot on 13 August 1944. He was promoted to Private First Class on 1 October 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / Virginia Birth Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Mary Brame (grand niece)