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Personal info

Full name
HUSSON, John E
Date of birth
18 May 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42017492
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Wickerschwihr - Bischwihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 23 25

Immediate family

Members
Frank Husson (father)
Mary Husson (mother)
Charles Husson (brother)
Frank Husson (brother)
Joseph Husson (brother)
Collette Husson (sister)

More information

Pfc John E. Husson attended high school for one year and was an errand boy, employed by the Crucible Steel Company of America.

He enlisted on 30 June 1942.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his head.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy