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MC KISSACK, John Hill Jr - Date of
birth
28 February 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Fort Gaines, Clay County, Georgia -
Hometown
Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1545584 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division,
Medical Detachment
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 September 1944 - Place of
death
Brandscheid, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 4 | 47 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John H. Mc Kissack (father)
Fairess V. (Ingram) Mc Kissack (mother)
Herbert I. Mc Kissack (brother)
Virginia E. (Lytle) Mc Kissack (wife)
More information
2nd Lt John H. Mc Kissack Jr. attended college and was an accountant before he enlisted at Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia on 11 August 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Hurst Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – David Woody / Winnie Gilreath Westbury
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet