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Personal info

Full name
LEWALLEN, John Carlton
Date of birth
16 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Franklin County, Georgia
Hometown
Banks County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34820246
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 1 27

Immediate family

Members
William R. Lewallen (father)
Lula S. Lewallen (mother)
Horace Lewallen (brother)
Jessie Lewallen (brother)
J. T. Lewallen (brother)
Junior Lewallen (brother)
Izora Lewallen (sister)
William Lewallen (brother)
Major B. Lewallen (brother)
Mary E. Lewallen (sister)

More information

Pfc John C. Lewallen worked on a farm before he enlisted in Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia on 6 May 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet