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Personal info

Full name
PINKLEY, John Rudolph
Date of birth
4 November 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Silver Mine, Madison County, Missouri
Hometown
Polk, Will County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
37638137
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Riquewihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 29 2

Immediate family

Members
William D. Pinkley (father)
Nancy J. Pinkley (mother)
Martha P. Pinkley (sister)
Gilbert Pinkley (brother)
Celia B. Pinkley (sister)
William O. Pinkley (brother)
Robert F. Pinkley (brother)
Lula M. Pinkley (sister)
Margerie L. Pinkley (sister)
Telly H. Pinkley (brother)
Edgar R. Pinkley (brother)
William H. Pinkley (brother)
Elmer R. Pinkley (brother)
Nola M. (Inman) Pinkley (wife)

More information

Pvt John R. Pinkley was a production worker before he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 17 April 1944.

He was killed by small arms fire in the side of his body.

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