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Personal info

Full name
CHRISTOPHER, John W
Date of birth
17 February 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York
Hometown
Dutchess County, New York
Religion
Protestant

Military service

Service number
32940435
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 December 1944
Place of death
Huertzenburgh, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 15 5

Immediate family

Members
William J. Christopher (father)
Mary M. (Williams) Christopher (mother)
George Christopher (brother)
Ethel S. Christopher (sister)
Helen M. Christopher (sister)
Adelaide Christopher (sister)

More information

Pvt John W. Christopher attended Poughkeepsie High School and was employed by the Western Union and Glenwood Clothes Inc.

He enlisted in Albany, New York on 16 June 1943. He served first in the Anti-Aircraft Defenses receiving his training at Camp Stewart, Georgia. and later transferred to the Infantry. After additional training at Camp Pickett, Virginia, he was sent overseas in August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com, 1930 Census / U.S. School Yearbook / Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - Poughkeepsie Journal

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbook, www.newspapers.com - Poughkeepsie Journal