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Personal info

Full name
KELLY, John Guy
Date of birth
1923
Age
unknown
Place of birth
South Carolina
Hometown
Pickens County, South Carolina

Military service

Service number
34896355
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 October 1944
Place of death
Northeast of Würselen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 18 21

Immediate family

Members
George G. Kelly (father)
Esther Kelly (mother)
Helen Kelly (sister)
Sybil Kelly (sister)
Mary Kelly (sister)
Barbara Kelly (sister)

More information

Pvt John G. Kelly enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 3 February 1943. He was sent overseas five months before he was killed.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Yvonne de Haas, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.oldhickory30th.com, Greenville SC News - 28 January 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Yvonne de Haas