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Personal info

Full name
CHEPAN, John
Date of birth
23 June 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Taylor, Lackawana County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Madison Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33355812
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
13 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 5 6

Immediate family

Members
Michael Chepan (father)
Anna (Kathratich) Chepan (mother)
Anna Chepan (sister)
Joseph Chepan (brother)
Katie Chepan (sister)
Mary Chepan (sister)
Irene Chepan (sister)

More information

S/Sgt John Chepan enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 7 October 1942.

The exact date on which he was reported wounded in action and the location where he died is not known.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Wisniewski Family Tree, U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1930 Census, family trees, www.83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Fred, Bob Mecke