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Personal info

Full name
AMBURS, John Henry
Date of birth
23 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Regina, Phillips County, Montana
Hometown
Cascade County, Montana

Military service

Service number
39620810
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 October 1944
Place of death
Near Rambervillers, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 25 5

Immediate family

Members
Elisha W. Amburs (father)
Carrie (Nichols) Amburs (mother)
Hazel C. Amburs (sister)
James Amburs (brother)
Jake Amburs (brother)
Lester Amburs (brother)
Walter W. Amburs (brother)
Herbert H. Amburs (brother)
Thelma Amburs (sister)
Bertha Amburs (sister)
Elinor M. (Anderson) Amburs (wife)

More information

Pvt John H. Amburs received his training at Camp Wolters, Texas and went overseas in July 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Montana County Marriages, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.newspapers.com - Great Falls Tribune Montana 14 November 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy