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Personal info

Full name
CAMPBELL, Frank J
Date of birth
15 June 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32159647
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 March 1945
Place of death
Near Remagen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 21 9

Immediate family

Members
William J. Campbell (father)
Mary (Olszewski) Campbell (mother)
William Campbell (brother)
Rita Campbell (sister)
James Campbell (brother)
Stella Campbell (sister)
Mae Campbell (sister)
Ruth Campbell (sister)
Gloria Campbell (sister)
Alma Campbell (sister)

More information

Cpl Frank J. Campbell attended Dickinson High School and worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps in Idaho.

He enlisted in Trenton, New Jersey on 16 July 1941.

His brothers, S/Sgt William and T/Sgt James, were both serving in France when he was killed.

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, http://www.45thdivision.org, The Jersey Journal - 31 March 1945/5 October 1965

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, The Jersey Journal - 31 March 1945