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Personal info

Full name
STEFFENS, John George
Date of birth
1 April 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Hometown
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
15307744
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 February 1945
Place of death
Near Berne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 16 63

Immediate family

Members
George Steffens (father)
Harriet Steffens (mother)
Stephen Steffens (brother)
James Steffens (brother)

More information

Pfc John G. Steffens graduated from North High School and was in his junior year of pre-dental study at Ohio State University when he enlisted in Columbus, Ohio on 5 September 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org - After Action Report

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Hudson Louie, Columbus Evening Dispatch - 13 April 1945