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Personal info

Full name
HOUSTON, John Michael
Date of birth
29 July 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31017975
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 November 1944
Place of death
Near Molring, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 13 5

Immediate family

Members
James Houston (father)
Julia E. (Monahan) Houston (mother)
Catherine Houston (sister)
Francis J. Houston (brother)
Edward R. Houston (brother)
Charles P. Houston (brother)

More information

S/Sgt John M. Houston attended high school for four years before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 26 February 1941.

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

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census / Murphy Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks Medford Massachusetts