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Personal info

Full name
POSTMA, John Carl
Date of birth
16 March 1906
Age
38
Place of birth
Winnipeg, Manitoba Province, Canada
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36739771
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Wahlhausen-Weiler, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 7 36

Immediate family

Members
Harry Postma (father)
Elizabeth (Sigerd) Postma (mother)
Sielze Postma (brother)
Fritz Postma (brother)
Alida Postma (sister)
Ruth V. (De Vries) Postma (wife)
John H. Postma (son)

More information

Pfc John C. Postma was an elevator man in a hotel before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record/ U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxumbourg American Cemetery