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PILKINGTON, John - Date of
birth
1925 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Garland, Dallas County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38536694 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
424th Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
West of Grosskampenberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 3 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Richard F. Pilkington (father)
Margaret M. (Wiggans) Pilkington (mother)
Arthur W. Pilkington (brother)
Lester Pilkington (brother)
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record/ Fuller Law – Mathison Family Tree / Massachusetts Birth Index, www.indianamilitary.org/106ID/SoThinkMenu/106thSTART
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem