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Personal info

Full name
STRUBLE, John Oliver
Date of birth
20 November 1917
Age
26
Place of birth
Livonia, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33109586
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
10 November 1944
Place of death
Vossenack, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 4 47

Immediate family

Members
Charles D. Struble (father)
Erma M. Struble (mother)
Ethel E. Struble (sister)
Nellie K. Struble (sister)
Harry A. Struble (brother)

More information

Pfc John O. Struble enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 28 July 1941.
He worked on a farm before he enlisted.
Pfc Struble detached to the 28th Infantry Division.
His remains were found in Vossenack and initially registered as Unknown X-6649. He was evacuated to Ardennes Cemetery and could be identified at the research facilities.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / 1920 Census, IDPF of Raymond C. Blanton

Photo source: Jac Engels