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Personal info

Full name
LAMPEL, John T
Date of birth
27 November 1917
Age
26
Place of birth
Conemaugh, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Johnstown, Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33018938
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Verdun, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 36 47

Immediate family

Members
Andy Lampel (father)
Robert Kovacic (stepfather)
Mary (Culkar) Lampel (mother)
Mary Lampel (sister)
Andy Lampel (brother)
Frances Lampel (sister)
Joe Lampel (brother)
Fred Lampel (brother)

More information

Pfc John T. Lampel enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 29 April 1942.

He was a miner before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII 1950-1966 / 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy