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Personal info

Full name
SANSOM, John Dexter
Date of birth
22 October 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Kanawha County, West Virginia
Hometown
Cabell County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35775961
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 January 1945
Place of death
Bihain, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 7 59

Immediate family

Members
John D. Sansom (father)
Jane E. (Williams) Sansom (mother)
Dollie Sansom (sister)
Tommie Sansom (brother)
Lourania Sansom (sister)
Donna Sansom (sister)

More information

Pvt John D. Sansom enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 16 October 1943.

He was wounded in action on 7 August 1944 for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal the first time. After recovering he rejoined his unit.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis - 2 February 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis - 2 February 1945