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Personal info

Full name
DANTZLER, John Wilbur
Date of birth
5 May 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36320313
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Granges, Vienville, Vanemont, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 11 30

Immediate family

Members
Luther B. Dantzler (father)
Mary Ann (Taylor) Dantzler (mother)
Nyvonne Dantzler (sister)

More information

Sgt John W. Dantzler enlisted at Camp Grant, Illinois on 21 Fenruary 1942.

He was reported wounded in action in February 1944, July 1944 and August 1944 (bullet wounds in the arm and thigh).

He was killed by small arms fire to his kidney.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card / 1920/1930/1940 Census / 142nd-.pdf / https://36th-id.frb.io
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy