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MASON, John Boyd - Date of
birth
19 November 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio -
Hometown
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35557918 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Hottviller, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 4 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Samuel W. Mason (father)
Ophelia A. (Smith) Mason (mother)
Jean Mason (sister)
Anita E. Mason (sister)
Carol V. Mason (sister)
More information
Pfc John B. Mason graduated from Ottawa Hills High School and attended Yale University for one year. He withdrew from college and enlisted on 30 June 1943.He was assigned to the Army Specialized Training Program (A.S.T.P.) and studied at State University of Iowa from February-April 1944. Upon the discontinuance of program he was transferred to Camp Phillips and assigned to the infantry. He was sent overseas in September 1944.
He was killed artillery shell fragments while serving as a scout when his unit was assigned the mission of securing a railroad crossing south of Meirhauf, France.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.
He is remembered at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, 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 / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com – Jim Kimble, Yale Review - 1944-1945
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks Ottawa Hills Ohio, www.findagrave.com – Jim Kimble