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Personal info

Full name
JEAVONS, John "Jeaves"
Date of birth
5 October 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Hazelton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Merion, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
O-351247
Rank
Major
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 October 1944
Place of death
St. Willebrord, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 6 4

Immediate family

Members
Ethel V. (Hebard) Jeavons (wife)
John C. Jeavons (son)
Marion L. Jeavons (daughter)

More information

John Jeavons graduated from Gettysburg College, where he played soccer, with the class of 1937 with a degree in Chemistryn.

He was married to Ethel Hebard on 5 November 1940.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Arjan van Hassel, Ben de Staercke, Peter Schouteten, Erwin Derhaag, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, The Gettysburg Compiler / Marriage Index, The Independent Friday - 17 November 1944

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Gettysburg College Alumni Magazine - The Gettysburg College Bulletin Alumni News, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbook