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Personal info

Full name
SAMUELS, John Herbert
Date of birth
21 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Preble County, Ohio
Hometown
Eaton, Preble County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35261794
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Belmont-Les Rouges Eaux, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 6 12

Immediate family

Members
William W. Samuels (father)
Nellie A. (Wynen)Samuels (mother)
Katherine R. Samuels (sister)
Willard Samuels (brother)
Freddie Samuels (brother)

More information

Pvt John H. Samuels attended high school for two years and was employed by a WPA project.

He enlisted at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 15 January 1942 and was sent overseas in October 1942.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy