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Personal info

Full name
WARD, John William
Date of birth
8 December 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Ridgewood, Queens County, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
32120865
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
14th Tank Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 March 1945
Place of death
Dattenburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 7 49

Immediate family

Members
John E. Ward (father)
Anna (Doran) Ward (mother)
Arthur Ward (brother)
Mary Ward (sister)
Elizabeth Ward (sister)
Joseph A. Ward (brother)

More information

S/Sgt John W. Ward enlisted in Jamaica, New York on 16 May 1941.

He attended high school for 4 years and was a clerk before he enlisted.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium on Block D4, Row 1, Grave 1.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - pgolds1984