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Personal info

Full name
ANGWIN, John William
Date of birth
9 September 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Hometown
Concord City, Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Military service

Service number
31377261
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Treis Karden - Hatzenport, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 6 36

Immediate family

Members
Harry J. Angwin (father)
Annie J. (Thompson) Angwin (mother)
Marion Angwin (sister)
Everett Angwin (brother)
Beverly A. Angwin (sister)
Edith P. (Taylor) Angwin (wife)
Martha A. Angwin (daughter)
Lana Angwin (daughter)

More information

Pvt John W. Angwin enlisted in Manchester, New Hampshire on 6 October 1944.

He graduated from Concord High School in 1937 and worked as a motor vehicle mechanic at Carlson's Motor Sales.

On the early morning of 14 March the 2nd Infantry Regiment started crossing the Moselle river.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Michael David Hamar Family Tree, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, www.findagrave.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - NHUSAF Geneology Buff / Luxembourg American Cemetery