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Personal info

Full name
LASLIE, John William Jr
Date of birth
14 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana
Hometown
Lawrence County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36067251
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 March 1945
Place of death
Near Otterberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 6 4

Immediate family

Members
John W. Laslie Sr. (father)
Grace A. (Eskridge) Laslie (mother)
Dornel G. Laslie (brother)
Jefferson Laslie (brother)
Rosa D. Laslie (sister)
Leona M. Laslie (sister)
James O. Laslie (brother)
Lillie R. Laslie (sister)
Robert L. Laslie (brother)
Cledus A. Laslie (brother)
Theresa Laslie (sister)

More information

Pvt John W. Laslie Jr. is buried next to his brother Pfc Jefferson Laslie who was killed in action in France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Farrar Family Tree / 1930/1940 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com – Doc Wilson

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery