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Personal info

Full name
STEARS, John Kenneth
Date of birth
7 March 1922
Age
23
Place of birth
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Hometown
Blue, Jackson County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37239924
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
353rd Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 April 1945
Place of death
In the viciniy of Eisenach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 15 18

Immediate family

Members
Arthur F. Stears (father)
Minnie C. (Gilliland) Stears (mother)
Mary R. Stears (sister)
Samuel E. Stears (brother)
Roy L. Stears (brother)
Arthur F. Stears (brother)
Dorothy M. Stears (sister)
James C. Stears (brother)
Charles Stears (brother)

More information

Sgt John K. Stears graduated from Crisman High School in 1941 where he played football and was in the Glee Club. He was employed by the Brunson Instrument Co.

On his Draft Cards he lists a scar and a 'crossed right eye' as a physical characteristic.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / John Fredric, Faulkner Family Tree / Several Family Trees - http://89infdivww2.org/combat/index.htm, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, William Crisman High School 1940/1941