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Personal info

Full name
HOWARD, John Edward
Date of birth
19 November 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Indian Head, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33030943
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
634th Field Artillery Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 31 27

Immediate family

Members
Herbert L. Howard (father)
Emma M. (Myers) Howard (mother)
Agnes M. Howard (sister)
Kathryn L. Howard (sister)
Ruth E. Howard (sister)
Wayne L. Howard (brother)
Faithelma M. (Whitehead) Howard (wife)
Donald E. Howard (son)
Max R. Howard (son)

More information

Pfc John E. Howard was a salesman at the Tri-State Engineering Company before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 23 January 1941. He was sent overseas on 1 February 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Hanusek Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux
Photo source: www.newspapers.com - The Daily Courier - 13 September 1945