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HODAPP, John Albert - Date of
birth
5 August 1926 -
Age
18 -
Place of birth
Kansas -
Hometown
Leavenworth County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37751316 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
276th Infantry Regiment,
70th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 March 1945 - Place of
death
Forbach, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 21 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Albert R. Hodapp (father)
Helen E. (Fullam) Hodapp (mother)
Helen E. Hodapp (sister)
Elizabeth A. Hodapp (sister)
More information
Pfc John A. Hodapp enlisted in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 30 August 1944.He attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted.
Both photos of John were taken after his basic Army training before he shipped out to Europe, just a few months before he was killed in France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Betty Leonard, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Michael P. Sullivan Family Tree / 1940 Census, http://www.trailblazersww2.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Have Paws will travel, Mike Sullivan