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Personal info

Full name
AHEARN, John R
Date of birth
23 November 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York County, New York
Hometown
White Plains, Westchester County, New York

Military service

Service number
13185770
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Putscheid-Weiler, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 4 3

Immediate family

Members
Richard L. Ahearn (father)
Catherine J. Ahearn (mother)
Richard L. Ahearn (brother)

More information

S/Sgt John R. Ahearn enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 23 February 1943.
He attended 1 year of college before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Hannah Majewski - Richard J. Ahearn