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Personal info

Full name
KROHN, Peter Joseph
Date of birth
20 June 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33838025
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 May 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 21 8

Immediate family

Members
Anton Krohn (father)
Anna Krohn (mother)
Elizabeth Krohn (sister)
Mary J. (Plocharski) Krohn (wife)
Patricia A. Krohn (daughter)

More information

Pvt Peter J. Krohn was married to Mary Josephine Plocharski on 27 June 1939.

He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 6 October 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968 / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, 142ndaar-.pdf

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam