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Personal info

Full name
WELLS, John L
Date of birth
10 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34788725
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Nomeny, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 10 90

Immediate family

Members
Henry K. Wells (father)
Florence Wells (mother)
James Wells (brother)
Alice Wells (sister)

More information

Pvt John L. Wells attended high school for three years before he enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 28 June 1943.

He was first reported missing in action on 19 September.

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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