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Personal info

Full name
BAN, John Jr "Johnny"
Date of birth
6 November 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Marosujvar, Hungary
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35067924
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
Near Wiltz, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 10 15

Immediate family

Members
John Ban (father)
Katalin (Szabo) Ban (mother)
Rose A. Ban (sister)
Katherine Ban (sister)
Mary F. (Romancian) Ban (wife)

More information

Pfc John Ban Jr. enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 29 June 1943. He was sent overseas in September 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Kimberly Catterall Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Kimberly A. Ellsworth

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - Kimberly A. Ellsworth