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Personal info

Full name
HEGENER, John Joseph Jr
Date of birth
30 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Gloucester City, Camden County, New Jersey
Hometown
Gloucester City, Camden County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32952133
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
38th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Buchet, Schnee Eifel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 4 28

Immediate family

Members
John J. Hegener (father)
Anna Hegener (mother)
Margaret Hegener (sister)

More information

Pfc John J. Hegener Jr. enlisted in Camden, New Jersey on 18 June 1943. He went overseas in January 1944.

John was a graduate of St. Mary's High School in Gloucester City and he had worked as a lifeguard in Camden County prior to entering the Army.

Pfc John J. Hegener Jr. was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block J, Row 10, Grave 181.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet