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Personal info

Full name
KAYS, Jack B "Johnny"
Date of birth
8 December 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Lincoln, Benton County, Missouri
Hometown
Contra Costa County, California

Military service

Service number
39038023
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
8 February 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 3 15

Immediate family

Members
Burlin W. Kays (father)
Lela (Vroman) Kays (mother)
Emmett Kays (brother)
Wesley J. Kays (brother)
Ila I. Kays (sister)
Alice J. Kays (sister)

More information

Pfc Jack B. Kays graduated from Warsaw High School in 1940 and was employed by the Richmond Shipyard in Richmond, California.

He enlisted in San Francisco, California on 27 January 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, James Kays, Shirley Kays, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet