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Personal info

Full name
CHAMBERLAIN, John Wesley
Date of birth
11 September 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Raymond, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Military service

Service number
31176813
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
55th Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 April 1945
Place of death
Near Zwettl, Austria

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 29 45

Immediate family

Members
John F. Chamberlain (father)
Alice M. (Dockham) Chamberlain (mother)
Mildred E. Chamberlain (wife)

More information

T/5 John W. Chamberlain enlisted in Manchester, New Hampshire on 21 October 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / WWII Draft Cards / Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915, http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com
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