Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
THROCKMORTON, John Elder - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Illinois -
Hometown
Lawrenceville, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36966508 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 February 1945 - Place of
death
Neuenhauser forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 37 | 23 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Juanita Throckmorton (wife)
John F. Throckmorton (son)
More information
Pvt John E. Throckmorton enlisted in April 1944.On 28 February 1945, pvt Throckmorton's unit was sent on a patrol in the Neuenhauser forest. Amid heavy fighting, he was reported missing in action. He had been killed by an anti-personnel mine. In May 1945 his body was found among those of many other fallen Americans.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Bart Moonen, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, http://www.mysundaynews.com/2013/11/07/lost-found/
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Bart Moonen