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Personal info

Full name
MATHERS, John Edward
Date of birth
15 June 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36845743
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
14 March 1945
Place of death
Hatzenport, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 12 23

Immediate family

Members
Clark M. Mathers (father)
Gertrude D. Mathers (mother)
Barbara A. Mathers (sister)
Russell Mathers (brother)
Nancy L. Mathers (sister)

More information

Pfc John E. Mathers was a 1944 graduate of South Division High school where he was on the track team. He was employed at Johnston Company before he entered the service.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Milwaukee Journal - 4 April 1945, South Division High School yearbook, 1945