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Personal info

Full name
DUNCAN, John Thomas
Date of birth
3 November 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Josephine, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33685866
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 November 1944
Place of death
Schevenhütte, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 2 16

Immediate family

Members
William Duncan (father)
Sarah Duncan (mother)
William M. Duncan (brother)
Freda A. Duncan (sister)
Norma L. Duncan (sister)
Frank B. Duncan (brother)

More information

Pfc John T. Duncan enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 3 May 1943. He was a motorman before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet