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name
STURGIS, John A - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Connecticut -
Hometown
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11033672 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
135th Engineer Combat Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
12 November 1944 - Place of
death
Metz, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 16 | 22 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John J. Sturgis (father)
Harriet (Temme) Sturgis (motehr)
Rita M. Sturgis (sister)
More information
S/Sgt John A. Sturgis attended high school for three years and was a carpenter before he enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 17 December 1941.Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux
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