Missing information?

Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?

Submit

Personal info

Full name
HUTCHINSON, John Charles
Date of birth
15 October 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Cincinnati, Hampden County, Ohio
Hometown
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35882898
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
743rd Tank Battalion,
3rd Platoon
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 January 1945
Place of death
Houvegnez (Stavelot), Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 9 51

Immediate family

Members
Earl Hutchinson (father)
May Hutchinson (mother)
Chester A. Hutchinson (brother)
Betty Hutchinson (wife)
John J. Hutchinson (son)

More information

Pfc John C. Hutchinson enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 11 January 1944. He had been overseas with an armored division since July. 1944. A graduate of Withrow High School, he was employed by the Baldwin Piano Co. before entering the Army.

His tank No. D16 was knocked out by direct fire, killing the entire crew. Two more crew members are buried at Henri-Chapelle: Pvt Robert E. Hurley and T/5 James E. Sheppard.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 743rd Tank Battalion, www.newspapers.com - The Cincinnati Enquirer, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Brian Powers - Cincinnati Library; John J Hutchinson