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Personal info

Full name
JOHNS, Alfred
Date of birth
20 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Hometown
Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
14170838
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
63rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Rechrival or Hubermont, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 10 84

Immediate family

Members
J. B. Johns (father)
Rose (Flannegan) Johns (mother)
Nathan Johns (brother)
Juanita Johns (sister)
Mary F. Johns (sister)

More information

Pfc Alfred Johns volunteered for the Army of the United States at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 20 October 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, https://newspaperarchive.com - The Annison Star, http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, https://newspaperarchive.com - The Anniston Star 6 February 1945