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Personal info

Full name
REIN, John J
Date of birth
15 February 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33469702
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 February 1945
Place of death
Near Linnich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 11 9

Immediate family

Members
Alexander Rein (father)
Katherine (Voygt) Rein (mother)
Mary Rein (sister)
Elizabeth C. Rein (sister)
John Rein (brother)
Joseph Rein (brother)
Marie (Egan) Rein (wife)
S. Marie K. Rein (daughter)

More information

S/Sgt John J. Rein enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 20 November 1942.

According to the family, S/Sgt Rein died as a result of stepping on a mine.

Source of information: André Koch, Donna Egan-Emmons, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Family Trees / Veteran Compensation Application File

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Fam. J. Jung