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Personal info

Full name
LODEN, John
Date of birth
7 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Passaic County, New Jersey
Hometown
Bergen County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32181770
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 September 1944
Place of death
Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 3 63

Immediate family

Members
Mike Loden (father)
Anna Loden (mother)
Harry Loden (brother)
Michael Loden (brother)
Nicholas loden (brother)

More information

Pfc John Loden enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 30 September 1941.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.

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 / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet