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Personal info

Full name
STANTON, John Joseph
Date of birth
17 March 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Donora, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36678284
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
230th Field Artillery Battalion,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
Inden/Altdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 4 16

Immediate family

Members
John J. Stanton (father)
Elizabeth Stanton (mother)
Andrew Stanton (brother)
Stephen Stanton (brother)
Frank Stanton (brother)
Joseph Stanton (brother)
Agnes (Gallagher) Stanton (wife)

More information

T/5 Stanton was employed at the County Treasurer's of Cook County.

He was sent overseas on 27 February 1943.

At the time of T/5 Stanton's death, his brother Frank was serving with the U.S. Navy and his brother Joseph was a prisoner of war of Japan.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.findagrave.com, Chicago Tribune 11 January 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet