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Personal info

Full name
JOHAN, Walter Robert
Date of birth
26 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36361386
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
2nd Battalion,
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 5 11

Immediate family

Members
William Johan (father)
Victoria N. (Matlak) Johan (mother)
Anna Johan (sister)
Helen Johan (sister)
Joseph Johan (brother)

More information

T/5 Walter R. Johan attended Lane Technical High School.

He enlisted in Chicago, Illinois, on 31 July 1942.

Both his parents were immigrants from Poland.

Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.ww2-airborne.us

Photo source: Renato Azzarito