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FREESTONE, Jack - Date of
birth
1919 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20632485 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Biesdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 5 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Elmer W. Freestone (father)
Jessie (Leys) Freestone (mother)
Paul Freestone (brother)
Lucille M. Freestone (sister)
Elmer Freestone (brother)
Kenny Freestone (brother)
Constance J. (Kincaid) Freestone (wife)
More information
Cpl Jack Freestone attended Central High School and was an architect.He joined the National Guard in Flint, Michigan on 15 October 1940 and was sent overseas in October 1944. He was wounded in November 1944 for which he was awarded his first Purple Heart.
Cpl Freestone was killed by multiple bullet wounds to the head.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Hacket DNA Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Lansing State Journal - 28 February 1945