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Personal info

Full name
ARMSTRONG, John G
Date of birth
5 September 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Monkton, Baltimore County, Maryland
Hometown
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31084419
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
825th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
Stavelot, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 6 46

Immediate family

Members
Frederick Armstrong (father)
Edward Armstrong (brother)
Arthur Armstrong (brother)
Frederick Jr. Armstrong (brother)
Isabelle Armstrong (sister)
Margaret (Scott) Armstrong (wife)

More information

Sgt John Armstrong enlisted in Groton, Massachusetts on 15 September 1942.

Armstrong's tank was hit and set on fire. A part of the crew, including Sgt Armstrong, managed to get out but were shot down by machine gun fire.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, The Lowell Sun 9 March 1945

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Lowell Sun, www.findagrave.com - Lemaire-Sergejean