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Personal info

Full name
EARLY, John William
Date of birth
23 May 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Manchester, Adams County, Ohio
Hometown
Marion County, Indiana
Religion
Catholic

Military service

Service number
15101921
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 February 1945
Place of death
Dasburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Joan (Panyard) Early (wife)
Johnie Early (son)

More information

T/Sgt John W. Early attended and was employed as a brakeman for the Pennsylvania Railroad.

He volunteered for the U.S. Army at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 8 May 1942 and was sent to England in December 1943.

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 / 1940 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, www.newspapers.com - The Indianapolis Star, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman, www.newspapers.com - The Indianapolis News - 9 March 1945