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Personal info

Full name
BIGGAM, John
Date of birth
7 June 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Glasgow, Scotland
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York

Military service

Service number
32683238
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 December 1944
Place of death
Sector Bütgenbacher Heck-Dom Bütgenbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 3 4

Immediate family

Members
Violet W. (Wilkinson) Biggam (wife)

More information

Pfc John Biggam enlisted in New York City, New York on 15 December 1942. He worked as a miscellaneous servant before he enlisted. At the time of his enlistment, he still had the British nationality.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, South Carolina, Naturalization Records 1868-1991

Photo source: Peter Schouteten