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Personal info

Full name
RUPERT, J B
Date of birth
20 March 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Greenville, Greene County, Tennessee
Hometown
Greene County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34886615
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kommerscheidt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 12 60

Immediate family

Members
James G. Rupert (father)
Bessie E. Rupert (mother)
Oleta M. Rupert (sister)
Georgie L. Rupert (sister)

More information

Pvt J. B. Rupert enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 13 October 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-SS-Three/USA-SS-Three-III-6.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet