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Personal info

Full name
KNEALE, John Percival "Jack"
Date of birth
19 October 1907
Age
36
Place of birth
Douglas, Isle of Man, Great Britain
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36326819
Rank
First Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
3rd Battalion,
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 September 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 20 27

Immediate family

Members
William L. Kneale (father)
Anna M. (Leece) Kneale (mother)
Eleanor M. Kneale (sister)
William L. Kneale (brother)
Ella M. Kneale (sister)
Thomas H. Kneale (brother)
Albert E. Kneale (brother)
Robert F. Kneale (brother)
Louis A. Kneale (brother)
Elizabeth J. Kneale (sister)

More information

1st Sgt John P. Kneale enlisted in Camp Grant, Illinois on 25 March 1942.

John Percival Kneale, also know as Jack, worked in the Brass & Coppe annealer industry. He immigrated to Port Huron, Michigan on 8 September 1930 on the vessel C.N.R.R. and became a U.S. citizen in February 1939.

Member of the 2nd Battalion, 401st GIR which served as the 3rd Battalion of the 325th GIR, 82nd Airborne Division.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - US Naturalization Record Indexes

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Federal Naturalization Record