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MOORFOOT, John Robert - Date of
birth
30 January 1914 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
South Bank, Yorkshire, England -
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32397489 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Dillingen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 2 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Moorfoot (father)
Mary Moorfoot (mother)
Cecilia Moorfoot (sister)
James B. Moorfoot (brother)
Joseph L. Moorfoot (brother)
Matthew Moorfoot (brother)
Philomena Moorfoot (sister)
Catherine (Harrington) Moorfoot (wife)
More information
S/Sgt John R. Moorfoot immigrated on 2 February 1926.He attended high school for one year and was a printer before he enlisted at Fort Jay, Governors Island new York on 30 June 1942.
On 9 January 1943 he was naturalized in Georgia.
He was killed by a bullet to the head.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Georgia Naturalization Records, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem