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Personal info

Full name
SHIRLEY, John W
Date of birth
9 April 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Clarke County, Mississippi
Hometown
Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
6928594
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 January 1945
Place of death
Eibertingen, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 6 11

Immediate family

Members
Geather B. Shirley (father)
Lottie B. (Diamond) Shirley (mother)
Claudia M. Shirley (sister)
Gladys Shirley (sister)
Winston Shirley (brother)
Eran Shirley (brother)
Dorothy M. Shirley (sister)
G.B. Shirley (brother)
Norma J. Shirley (sister)
Mary G. Shirley (sister)
Geather W. Shirley (brother)

More information

Pvt John W. Shirley attended high school for three years.

He joined the Regular Army on 12 July 1939.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Lane Family Tree / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Mr. Dale Tice