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Personal info

Full name
DIXON, John William
Date of birth
January 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
Hometown
Franklin County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35219347
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 September 1944
Place of death
Near Harspelt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Frank Krywalski (stephfather)
Ellen K. (Arthur) Dixon (mother)
Kenneth L. Dixon (brother)

More information

Pfc Dixon's foxfole got a direct hit from an artillery shell.

For a while he was buried in the burgermeister´s yard and then disinterred by the army when they came through later searching for the dead. What became of his remains is unknown.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com