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CAMPBELL, John Edgar - Date of
birth
4 August 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Cherokee, Colbert County, Alabama -
Hometown
Cherokee, Colbert County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34874973 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Bill Campbell (brother)
More information
Pvt John E. Campbell worked on a farm before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 20 October 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand-Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery