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Personal info

Full name
BELLOCK, John
Date of birth
18 September 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33670086
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
193rd Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 January 1945
Place of death
Near Flamierge, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 9 56

Immediate family

Members
John Bellock (father)
Anna (Anderak) Bellock (mother)
Mike Bellock (brother)
Joseph Bellock (brother)
Mary Bellock (sister)

More information

Sgt John Bellock enlisted in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on 2 April 1943.

He attended high school for 1 year before he enlisted.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery