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KANE, John Brady - Date of
birth
16 May 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Georgia -
Hometown
Fulton County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1290954 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
8 August 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Mortain, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 2 | 38 |
Immediate family
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Members
Bernard J. Kane (father)
Marie (Brady) Kane (mother)
Bernard J. Kane Jr. (brother)
Vincent A. Kane (brother)
Joseph N. Kane (brother)
Richard M. Kane (brother)
Mary J. Kane (sister)
Mary Ann Kane (sister)
More information
1st Lt John B. Kane graduated from Marist College, where he was cadet major in the R.O.T.C. Corps in 1938He enlisted in Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia on 11 July 1941. He was stationed at Camp Wheeler and attended Officers Candidate School at Fort Benning, where he received his commission on 21 August 1942.
He died in an English hospital from wounds received in Normandy on D-Day.
His brother, Joseph N. Kane, is buried next to him,
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Cambridge, England.
His brother Richard was taken prisoner by the Germans on 4 March 1945 and escaped. Recaptured, he escaped again as he was being marched to another camp farther inland.
he is remembered at the Westview Abbey mausoleum in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Helen Spitler, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Spitler Family Tree, The Bulletin Augusta, Georgia - 31 August 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet / kellybean, www.wwiimemorial.com – Helen Spitler, www.newspapers.com - The Atlanta Constitution - 9 August 1945, The Bulletin Augusta, Georgia - 31 August 1944