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Personal info

Full name
JONATHAN, Arnold Ernest
Date of birth
7 August 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Ethnicity
Native American

Military service

Service number
42027846
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 January 1945
Place of death
Büllingen, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 10 34

Immediate family

Members
William Jonathan (father)
Edith (Montour) Jonathan (mother)
William Jonathan (brother)
Mary F. Jonathan (sister)
Margaret Jonathan (sister)
Mabel Jonathan (sister)
Irene G. Jonathan (sister)
Robert E. Jonathan (brother)
Ruth A. Jonathan (wife)
Arnold Jonathan (son)
Ruth A. Jonathan (daughter)
Rosemarie Jonathan (daughter)

More information

Pvt Arnold E. Jonathan enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 27 November 1943.

He attended college for 2 years and was a painter in construction and maintenance before he enlisted.
He was a member of the Mohawk Tribe.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / sherman Family Tree, Buffalo Evening News 4 April 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Buffalo Evening News 4 April 1945 / Cathy Kelley Jimerson