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CROCKETT, John Lawrence - Date of
birth
1 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31309966 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
137th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Sarreinsberg, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 43 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Mark V. Crockett (father)
Aphia A. (Noyes) Crockett (mother)
Peter N. Crockett (brother)
Mary J. Crockett (sister)
Mark V. Crockett Jr. (brother)
More information
Cpl John L. Crockett attended college for one year and was employed with the U.S. Forest Service before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 12 April 1943.
Source of information: Peter Scouteten, 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 / Crockett Family Tree, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy