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Personal info

Full name
GANFIELD, John Roger
Date of birth
26 June 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Hometown
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
O1019063
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
17th Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
Verdun, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 20 102

Immediate family

Members
Leland P. Ganfield (father)
Bertha C. (Corneliussen) Ganfield (mother)
Douglas G. Ganfield (brother)
Donald C. Ganfield (brother)
Howard P. Ganfield (brother)
Carol M. (Manchester) Ganfield (wife)

More information

2nd Lt John R. Ganfield died of wounds in the 34th Evacuation Hospital, that was operating in Verdun at that time.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, https://www.7tharmddiv.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Allan Koptish, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks 1900-1999 Minnesota Saint Paul Central High School 1936