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Personal info

Full name
ALFORD, John Calvin "J.C."
Date of birth
1918
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Florida
Hometown
Polk County, Florida

Military service

Service number
14013780
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 January 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 13 36

Immediate family

Members
James B. Alford (father)
Annie (Hicks) Alford (mother)
Tommie L. Alford (half brother)
Macey L. Alford (half sister)
Mary E. (Camm) Alford (wife)

More information

John C. Alford was a chauffeur before he joined the Regular Army in Jacksonville, Florida on 27 August 1940.

Note: The ABMC database state that he served in the 41st Infantry Battalion On his gravestone is mentioned 41 Inf. However, this is incorrect. The correct designation is the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / Marriage Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Jennifer Smith