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Personal info

Full name
JULIAN, John Taylor "Johnny"
Date of birth
5 April 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Sipsey, Walker County, Alabama
Hometown
Sipsey, Walker County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34806849
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 January 1945
Place of death
Bois Jacques, north of Bizory, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
F 10 24

Immediate family

Members
Alfred M. Julian (father)
Leah T. Julian (mother)
Alfred M. Julian (brother)
Mary L. Julian (sister)
Walcie J. Julian (sister)
Robert S. Julian (brother)
Peggy J. Julian (sister)
Billie F. Julian (brother)

More information

Pfc John T. Julian enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 20 May 1943.

Pfc Julian was killed by a gunshot in the neck during a patrol in Bois Jacques on 21 December 1944. Apparently the official date of death was incorrectly registrered and referenced the date of his temporary burial.

A version of this event is shown in the Bastogne episode of the HBO series Band of Brothers.

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

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Alabama WWII Military Dead and Wounded, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com