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VOLLMER, John C - Date of
birth
15 March 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Alameda, Alameda County, California -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39170851 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 January 1945 - Place of
death
Hatten, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
John L. Vollmer (father)
Mary A. (Moran) Vollmer (mother)
Arthur P. Vollmer (brother)
Mary Vollmer (sister)
Nora Vollmer (sister)
Margaret Vollmer (sister)
More information
Pfc John C. Vollmer attended high school for four years and was a driver before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 5 December 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - California Birth Index, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Have Paws will travel