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Personal info

Full name
NICHOLS, John T Jr
Date of birth
1924
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Tennessee
Hometown
Davidson County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
14161319
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 October 1944
Place of death
Moncourt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 22 32

Immediate family

Members
John T. Nichols (father)
Lillian L. (Moore) Nichols (mother)
Donald E. Nichols (brother)
Mildred F. Nichols (sister)

More information

Pfc John T. Nichols Jr. volunteered for the Army of the United States at Camp Forrest, Tennessee on 15 November 1942.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his chest.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division
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