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Personal info

Full name
OBOZA, John
Date of birth
24 December 1916
Age
27
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36562817
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Clervaux, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 12 9

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Oboza (father)
Josephine (Sadzawezna) Oboza (mother)
Jennie Oboza (sister)
Rosella (Hajdyla) Oboza (wife)

More information

Pfc John Oboza was first buried at Foy Temporary American Military Cemetery, Bastogne, Belgium.

Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Storiesbehindthestars.org