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Personal info

Full name
STELL, John D
Date of birth
30 August 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Majestic, Pike County, Kentucky
Hometown
Majestic, Pike County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35772228
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 December 1944
Place of death
Jüngersdorf, Langerwehe, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 8 65

Immediate family

Members
Charley Stell (father)
Ollie (Wolford) Stell (mother)
Charlie Stell (brother)
Willie Stell (brother)
Frank Stell (brother)
Mount Stell (brother)
Tressie Stell (sister)
George Stell (brother)

More information

John D. Stell was a lumberman.

He enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 12 August 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Shawn Stell (nephew)