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Personal info

Full name
TER LINDEN, John Rudolph
Date of birth
14 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey
Hometown
Union County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42185445
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
290th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 February 1945
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 33 24

Immediate family

Members
John Ter Linden (father)
Sophie (Muller) Ter Linden (mother)
Gertrude Ter Linden (sister)
William Ter Linden (brother)

More information

Pvt John R. Ter Linden attended high school for 4 years and was employed by the Union County Mosquito Extermination Commission.

He enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 31 July 1944 and trained at Fort Dix and Fort McClellan, Alabama. He spent a 10-day furlough at his home in December and upon returning from his furlough, he was sent to Fort Meade, Maryland. He was sent overseas in mid-January, arriving late that month in Northern France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://75thdivisiondad.com, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-News

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-News