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Personal info

Full name
CHEPON, John Charles
Date of birth
13 March 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
Hometown
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36442880
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 November 1944
Place of death
Near Foville-Juville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 48 16

Immediate family

Members
Tony Vellila (stepfather)
Lulu Vellila (stepmother)
Frank Chepon (brother)
Bernice (Cook) Chepon (wife)
Barbara Chepon (daughter)
Bonny Chepon (daughter)
Linda Chepon (daughter)

More information

Pfc John C. Chepon was an attendant at Hills bowling alleys before he enlisted in Peoria, Illinois on 13 January 1943. He was sent overseas in September 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Emmanuel Vincent, Ralph Peeters