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BONSAL, John Rutheford Jr - Date of
birth
6 August 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Maryland -
Hometown
Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33896900 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 November 1944 - Place of
death
South of Jungersdorf, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 7 | 46 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John R. Bonsal Sr. (father)
Margaret M. (Peters) Bonsal (mother)
More information
Pvt John R. Bonsal Jr. enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 2 October 1943. He attended high school for 3 years and was a typist before he enlisted.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Joe Bonsal, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com Bonsal Family Tree, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet