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Personal info

Full name
CHATTERTON, John Newman
Date of birth
5 June 1905
Age
39
Place of birth
Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon
Hometown
Ostrander, Cowlitz County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39180516
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
222nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 April 1945
Place of death
Near Donauwörth, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 31 26

Immediate family

Members
John M. Chatterton (father)
Lillie E. Chatterton (mother)
Howard W. Chatterton (brother)
George G. Chatterton (brother)
Francis L. Chatterton (brother)

More information

Pfc John N. Chatterton attended high school for four years and was a lumberman before he enlisted in Tacoma, Washington on 4 May 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1910/1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com
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