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Personal info

Full name
ANDERSON, John Alfred
Date of birth
8 October 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Hamtramck, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Hamtramck, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36473170
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 January 1945
Place of death
Near Sinz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 4 12

Immediate family

Members
Ruth (Tanner) Anderson (mother)
Alfred D. Anderson (brother)

More information

Pvt John A. Anderson enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 10 August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source:
www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery