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Personal info

Full name
KILLHAM, John
Date of birth
17 August 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Sidney, Cheyenne County, Nebraska
Hometown
Sidney, Cheyenne County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37087576
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Frensdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
G 8 24

Immediate family

Members
Ralph Killham (father)
Helen Killham (mother)
Mary J. Killham (sister)

More information

Cpl John Killham attended high school for four years and was a salesman employed for the Coca Cola Bottling Co.

He was killed by a landmine explosion.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Len/Loren Bender