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Personal info

Full name
DRESSEL, John Jr
Date of birth
17 May 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33925515
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
21st Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
5 April 1945
Place of death
Near Heilbronn, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 19 24

Immediate family

Members
John Dressel Sr. (father)
Mary T. Dressel (mother)
Theresa Dressel (sister)
Christopher J. Dressel (brother)
Andrew L. Dressel (brother)
Leo Dressel (brother)
Hilda M. Dressel (sister)

More information

Pvt John Dressel Jr. attended high school for two years and was employed at the Pennsylvania Truck Lines before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 7 September 1944.

He died of wounds, caused by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com, www.10tharmored.com, www.newspapers.com - Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph 22 April 1945
Photo source: www.newspapers.com - Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph 22 April 1945