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Personal info

Full name
MASONIS, John
Date of birth
6 September 1916
Age
29
Place of birth
New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut
Hometown
New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
11044954
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
222nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
20 October 1945
Place of death
Austria

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 16 92

Immediate family

Members
William Masonis (father)
Jessie Masonis (mother)
William Masonis (brother)
Joseph Masonis (brother)
Anna Masonis (sister)
Anthony Masonis (brother)
Peter Masonis (brother)
Leonard Masonis (brother)

More information

Pfc John Masonis attended high school for two years and was a cook before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Hartford, Connecticut on 20 January 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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com
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