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BOSWALD, John Martin - Date of
birth
5 February 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42085563 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Frémonville, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 7 | 51 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles G. Boswald (father)
Augusta (Schuh) Boswald (mother)
Gertrude E. (Conger) Boswald (wife)
More information
Pvt John M. Boswald attended college for one year and was employed at the Frank Graham Paper Company before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 1 March 1944.He was killed by small arms fire to his tibia.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Endweiss Conger Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks, Hackensack, New Jersey