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Personal info

Full name
PEARSON, John Loyd Jr
Date of birth
18 April 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Union County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42110170
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 December 1944
Place of death
Near Liege, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 16 37

Immediate family

Members
John L. Pearson Sr. (father)
Martha Pearson (mother)
Ruth Pearson (sister)
Norma Pearson (wife)

More information

Pfc John L. Pearson Jr. was an insurance salesmand before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 27 March 1944.

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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Cranford High School 1931