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Personal info

Full name
WILMOTH, John Melvin
Date of birth
25 June 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Jackson County, Illinois
Hometown
Jackson County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36989313
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 6 63

Immediate family

Members
Napoleon B. Wilmoth (father)
Mildred A. Wilmoth (mother)
Lloyd Wilmoth (brother)
Green Wilmoth (brother)
Glenn E. Wilmoth (brother)
Francis E. Wilmoth (sister)
Murle Wilmoth (brother)
Earl E. Wilmoth (brother)
Alma L. Wilmoth (wife)
Melvin L. Wilmoth (son)

More information

John M. Willmoth entered the Service on 22 June 1944 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. He was married and was a carpenter prior to the war.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com