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Personal info

Full name
RIMAR, John J
Date of birth
21 May 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Mount Olive, Macoupin County, Illinois
Hometown
Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35922633
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
16 October 1944
Place of death
Near Emberménil, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 35 19

Immediate family

Members
George G. Rimar (father)
Susan (Draganovsky) Rimar (mother)
George P. Rimar (brother)
Anna Rimar (sister)
Frank R. Rimar (brother)
Andrew Rimar (brother)
Dorothy Bukovsky (half-sister)
Mary L. (Kasper) Rimar (wife)
Joan Rimar (daughter)
John Rimar Jr. (son)

More information

Pvt John J. Rimar was employed at the Republic Steel Bolt & Nut division before he enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 27 November 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Casey Family Tree / 1940 Census, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - K Casey
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - K Casey