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Personal info

Full name
SHEDLOCK, John
Date of birth
1925
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Exeter, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Sheatown, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33465073
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Amanvillers, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 25 2

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Shedlock (father)
Anna Shedlock (mother)
George Shedlock (brother)
Joseph Shedlock Jr. (brother)
Anna Shedlock (sister)
Paul Shedlock (brother)
Mary Shedlock (sister)

More information

Pfc Shedlock enlisted on 5 March 1943 and was sent overseas on 14 October 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Wilkes-Barre Record

Photo source: Ralph Peeters