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Personal info

Full name
EMBERTON, John William
Date of birth
30 June 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Hindsboro, Douglas County, Illinois
Hometown
Terre Haute, Henderson County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36326167
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
15th Tank Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 January 1945
Place of death
Near Wardin, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 10 43

Immediate family

Members
William E. Emberton (father)
Myrtle M. (Tuttle) Emberton (mother)
Hettie V. Emberton (sister)
Estella I. Emberton (sister)
Neva P. Emberton (sister)
Mable D. Emberton (sister)
Amelia Emberton (sister)
Clinton M. Emberton (brother)
Kenneth A. Emberton (brother)
Omar L. Emberton (brother)
Lucille B. Emberton (sister)
Richard L. Emberton (brother)
Ethel L. Emberton (sister)

More information

Sgt John W. Emberton enlisted at Camp Grant, Illinois on 20 March 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.

He is remembered at the Oakland Cemetery in Oakland Cemetery in Coles County, Illinois.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Kite Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Donna Stewart, www.6tharmoreddivision.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Donna Stewart