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Personal info

Full name
MCCALLUM, John
Date of birth
20 July 1907
Age
37
Place of birth
Glasgow, Scotland
Hometown
Harrison, Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32592907
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 October 1944
Place of death
Emberménil, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
William McCallum (father)
George G. McCallum (brother)
William McCallum (brother)

More information

Pfc John McCallum was employed at the Worthington Pump Corporation before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 21 November 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Combat History 79th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - R & S