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Personal info

Full name
PITTMAN, John Bufford
Date of birth
14 December 1911
Age
32
Place of birth
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
Hometown
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34972337
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Ville-au-Val, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 3 10

Immediate family

Members
Charles H. Pittman (father)
Annie (Weddington) Pittman (mother)
Lola M. (Doss) Pittman (wife)

More information

Pvt John B. attended college and worked for the Lovett’s Grocery Co. before he enlisted on 16 March 1944.

He was reported missing in action on 21 September when his company was east of
Ville-au-Val and hit an enemy road block of great force.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com

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