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DE GRANGE, Johnie Thomas - Date of
birth
24 March 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
New London, Frederick County, Maryland -
Hometown
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33558999 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
71st Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 November 1944 - Place of
death
Avricourt, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 34 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
John W. De Grange (father)
Laura R. (Snyder) De Grange (mother)
Mary E. De Grange (sister)
William T. De Grange (half-brother)
Charles C. De Grange (half-brother)
Bessie M. De Grange (half-sister)
Paul E. Wenzel (half-brother)
Lewis E. Wenzel (half-brother)
Audrey L. (Soper) De Grange (wife)
More information
Cpl Johnie De Grange was employed at Hotel Frederick.He enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 22 February 1943 and sent overseas in September, 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Grateful American, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy