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Personal info

Full name
PELOZA, John Joe
Date of birth
5 November 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Bessemer, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33295194
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 March 1945
Place of death
Near Remagen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 2 69

Immediate family

Members
Mike Peloza (father)
Helen Peloza (mother)
Mike Peloza (brother)
Anna Peloza (sister)

More information

Cpl John J. Peloza worked in the production of cement, concrete, gypsum and plaster before he enlisted in Erie, Pennsylvania on 15 August 1942.

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