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Personal info

Full name
SHERRY, John Michael "Jack"
Date of birth
12 August 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio
Hometown
Lucas County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
O-1180334
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Aerial Observer
Unit
HQ Company,
907th Glider Field Artillery Battalion,
101st Airborne Division,
Operations Platoon
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 September 1944
Place of death
De Kampen, Zijtaart, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 17 4

Immediate family

Members
Michael P. Sherry (father)
Ellen C. Sherry (mother)
Gerald P. Sherry (brother)
Hellen M. Sherry (sister)
Mary E. (King) Sherry (wife)

More information

Lt Sherry attended Central Catholic High School for one year and graduated from Morrison R. Waite High School in 1938. He graduated from DeSales College in 1942.

He enlisted in August 1942 and had been overseas 13 months. He trained to be an air force artillery observer after graduation as a flight officer from Fort Sill.


One picture shows the remains of Lt. Sherry's Liaison plane which was shot down by enemy small arms.

1st Lt Sherry was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Zon, the Netherlands.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.ww2-airborne.us, Toledo Blade 12-oct-1944, www.ancestry.com, 1930-1940 census / Headstone and Interment Record, Marc van den Berkmortel, WWII Draft Card, National History Day- 2020

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Toledo Blade 12-oct-1944, Marc van den Berkmortel, Tommy Williams -National History Day- 2020