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Personal info

Full name
JURAN, John James
Date of birth
25 April 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Labelle, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Luzerne, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33671024
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Engineer / Gunner
Unit
764th Bombardment Squadron,
461st Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 October 1944
Place of death
Munich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 24 26

Immediate family

Members
Joseph A. Juran (father)
Anna (Oswald) Juran (mother)
Frances Juran (sister)
Joseph Juran (brother)
Mary Juran (sister)
Anna Juran (sister)
Helen Juran (sister)
Paul Juran (brother)

More information

S/Sgt John J. Juran attended high school for 1 year and worked on a farm before he enlisted in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on 14 April 1943.
Maj Windle D. Reel:
“Directly over the target area the plane was directly hit either by bombs from a plane flying above or by flak, causing the plane to explode and blowing both plane and occupants to bits.”

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Oct.44.html
Photo source: Daniel Bon