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Personal info

Full name
PRESLEY, John W
Date of birth
1922
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Georgia
Hometown
Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34572406
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 November 1944
Place of death
Near Budling, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 29 51

Immediate family

Members
Ethel C. Presley (mother)
Jessie B. Presley (brother)
Ruby R. Presley (sister)
Gornett W. Presley (brother)

More information

Pfc John W. Presley enlisted in Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia on 13 November 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, 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 / 1940 Census

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