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Personal info

Full name
VEIGLE, John Milton "Jack"
Date of birth
19 February 1922
Age
23
Place of birth
Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33395572
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
19th Armored Infantry Battalion,
14th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 April 1945
Place of death
Oberferrieden, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 18 4

Immediate family

Members
Alphonso L. Veigle (father)
Carrie L. Veigle (mother)

More information

Pfc John M. Vegle attended high school for four years and was a draftsman before he enlisted in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on 18 November 1942.

He is remembered at the Unity Cemetery in Unity Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://14thad.org, www.findagrave.com - Melissa
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S / Melissa, www.e-yearbook.com - Greater Latrobe High School Yearbook 1947, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks Latrobe Pennsylvania