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Personal info

Full name
BRISTLEY, John H
Date of birth
May 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Ohio
Hometown
Marion, Marion County, Ohio
Religion
Protestant

Military service

Service number
6668230
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Differten, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 47 21

Immediate family

Members
Phillip Bristley (father)
Cora A. Bristley (mother)
Paul Bristley (brother)
Harold Bristley (brother)
Ruth E. Bristley (sister)
Hazel Bristley (sister)

More information

Pfc John H. Bristley attended Harding High School and was employed at the Bowe Ice Cream Co.

He joined the Regular Army in 1938 and spent 18 months in Iceland before he was sent to England and later to France.

His sister, 1st Lt Ruth E. Bristley, served in Australia and New Guinea and later at the 49th General hospital in Manila. His brother, Cpl Paul Bristley, served in Africa.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO,  www.newspapers.com - The Marion Star

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – tvoogd1, www.newspapers.com - The Marion Star, www.ancestry.com - Harding High School Yearbook 1938