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Personal info

Full name
DRUCE, John E
Date of birth
21 June 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Lowell, Kent County, Michigan
Hometown
Walden, Jackson County, Colorado

Military service

Service number
37455065
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
137th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 October 1944
Place of death
Fossieux, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 20 74

Immediate family

Members
Frank E. Druce (father)
Phoebe L. (Hulbert) Druce (mother)
George B. Druce (brother)
Charles F. Druce (brother)
Edith A. Druce (sister)
Ida M. Druce (sister)
Ethel E. Druce (sister)

More information

S/Sgt John E. Druce was employed at the Michigan River Timber Company before he enlisted on 23 August 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Sue North & Steve Blake Family Tree, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – Eric Ackerman
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