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Personal info

Full name
CRAFFORD, John Jennings Jr
Date of birth
11 March 1921
Age
24
Place of birth
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
Hometown
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
44016095
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Haguenau, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 25 21

Immediate family

Members
John J. Crafford (father)
Ella M. (Baker) Crafford (mother)
Helen V. Crafford (sister)
Georgia M. Crafford (sister)
Charles W. Crafford (brother)
Billy C. Crafford (brother)
Josephine S. (Davis) Crafford (wife)
James B. Crafford (son)

More information

Pvt John J. Crafford was married to Josephine Sara Davis on 19 July 1940.

He enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 26 August 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census / 142ndaar-.pdf / https://-id.frb.io
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Sharon Hightower Bradley