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Personal info

Full name
HAND, John Lewis "Happy"
Date of birth
15 October 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Cleburne County, Alabama
Hometown
Cleburne County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34581851
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 November 1944
Place of death
Grosshau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 12 48

Immediate family

Members
William C. Hand (father)
Luke G. Hand (brother)
Aaron Hand (brother)
Cindy Hand (wife)

More information

Pvt John L. Hand worked as a sales clerk before he enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 25 November 1942. H

His nickname was Happy because he always had a grin on his face.

Both of his brothers joined the Army. At the time of his death, they were fighting in the South Pacific.

Source of information: Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Jerry A. Turner