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Personal info

Full name
PRYNE, John William
Date of birth
7 April 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri
Hometown
Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37247530
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
Eilendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 11 46

Immediate family

Members
Joe Pryne (father)
Maude Pryne (mother)
Kenneth Pryne (brother)
Junior Pryne (brother)
Lena E. (Carroll) Pryne (wife)

More information

Pfc John W. Pryne was first buried at Block H, Row 1, Grave 11.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet