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Personal info

Full name
WARD, John Kenneth
Date of birth
8 April 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Noblestown, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33921639
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 6 5

Immediate family

Members
John E. Ward (father)
Mary I. Ward (mother)
Robert P. Ward (brother)
William E. Ward (brother)
Gerald Ward (brother)

More information

Pvt John K. Ward enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 2 June 1944.

He attended high school for 1 year and worked on a farm before he enlisted.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block BBB, Row 1, Grave 20.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet