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Personal info

Full name
OSBORNE, John George
Date of birth
2 November 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Gladeville, Wise County, Virginia
Hometown
Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33885701
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 November 1944
Place of death
Near Batzendorf, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 12 37

Immediate family

Members
Joe O. Osborne (father)
Ruby (Hill) Osborne (mother)
Evelyn A. Osborne (sister)
Barbara Osborne (sister)
Betty Osborne (sister)
Eudora B. (Cregger) Osborne (wife)
Jeffrey W. Osborne (son)

More information

Pvt John G. Osborne enlisted in May 1944 and was sent overseas in October 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Michelle Whitlock Price Tree / Virginia Birth Records / Virginia Marriage Records, Combat History 79th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Thersa Wilson