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DOXEY, John H - Date of
birth
2 April 1924 -
Age
20 -
Place of birth
Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York -
Hometown
Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32798172 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 February 1945 - Place of
death
Neuenstein, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 16 | 54 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Raymond Doxey (father)
Rose Doxey (mother)
Raymond Doxey (brother)
Florence Doxey (sister)
Catherine Doxey (sister)
Margaret Doxey (sister)
Rose Ann Doxey (sister)
Bernadette Doxey (sister)
More information
On 28 February 1945, only one day after one of his closest buddies, Maury Johnson was wounded in Neuendorf, John was killed by a sniper.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.in-honored-glory.info/, www.bklyn.newspaper.com - Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 29 March 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, http://www.in-honored-glory.info/