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FUEL, John Nelson - Date of
birth
11 November 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Hartsville, Bartholomew County, Indiana -
Hometown
Elizabethtown, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35359879 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bratte, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 18 | 103 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Nelson L. Fuel (father)
Elsie M. (Beroth) Fuel (mother)
Oda Fuel (brother)
Phyllis J. Fuel (sister)
Carolin (Gillapsy) Fuel (wife)
John M. Fuel (son)
More information
Sgt John N. Fuel attended high school for four years.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Banister Family Tree / Indiana Birth Certificates, www.80thdivision.com, https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4945&context=gradschool_theses
Photo source: Guy Reichert, John David Fuel, grandson - courtesy of Kathy McDermott