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PALMBLAD, John - Date of
birth
1918 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New Jersey -
Hometown
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6982798 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 April 1945 - Place of
death
Harz Mountains, east of Osterode am Harz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 30 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Elsie D. Palmblad (sister)
More information
T/Sgt John Palmblad was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy.His name is mentioned on the 1ID Stele Cheb monument at Route 66, Dolni Dvory, Karlovarský, Czech Republic.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - www.archives.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.uswarmemorials.org, www.16thinfassn.org
Photo source: Jurgen Wijnands