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Personal info

Full name
AMBROSE, John F
Date of birth
1 December 1906
Age
37
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36357549
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
379th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
28 October 1944
Place of death
Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 22 49

Immediate family

Members
John Ambrose (father)
Elizabeth (Buch) Ambrose (mother)
Ella Ambrose (sister)
Gustave Ambrose (brother)
Charles M. Ambrose (brother)

More information

Sgt John F. Ambrose enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 6 July 1942.

He attended high school for 2 years and was a shipping and receiving clerk before he enlisted.

Sgt Ambrose was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com,
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