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PEBSWORTH, Jack Walter - Date of
birth
23 October 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Bennington, Bryan County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Bryan County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38277862 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
612th Tank Destroyer Battalion,
3rd Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 October 1944 - Place of
death
Heckhalenfeld, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 10 | 46 |
Immediate family
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Members
William R. Pebsworth (father)
Edna E. Pebsworth (mother)
Euva Pebsworth (sister)
Ethel Pebsworth (sister)
Velda Pebsworth (sister)
Thelma Pebsworth (sister)
Lucile Pebsworth (sister)
Madge Pebsworth (sister)
Wanda H. (Hensley) Pebsworth (wife)
More information
Sgt Jack W. Pebsworth enlisted in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 9 December 1942. He worked on a farm before he enlisted. He was killed by a direct hit from an enemy artillery shell.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com, www.archives.gov -
WWII Army Enlistment Record, www.tankdestroyer.net
Photo source: Peter Schouteten