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name
WURM, John F - Date of
birth
1917 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Kansas -
Hometown
Seneca County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35040396 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 2 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Linus U. Wurm (father)
Lillian M. (Heydinger) Wurm (mother)
Vincent P. Wurm (brother)
Eugene L. Wurm (brother)
Jeanette C. Wurm (sister)
Urban O. Wurm (brother)
Estelle (Easley) Wurm (wife)
More information
T/Sgt John F. Wurm attended high school for four years before he enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 15 October 1941 and was sent overseas on 3 July 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com – Ken Striker
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Saving Records For Our Future