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Personal info

Full name
BOLTON, John
Date of birth
6 December 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Thayer, Sangamon County, Illinois
Hometown
Macoupin County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36979181
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
261st Infantry Regiment,
65th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dillingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 10 2

Immediate family

Members
James T. Bolton (father)
Gertrude E. (Murray) Bolton (mother)
Mabel Bolton (sister)
James Bolton (brother)
Leonard A. Bolton (brother)
George R. Bolton (brother)
Donald Bolton (brother)
Dorothy I. (Sargent) Bolton (wife)
Doris L. Bolton (daughter)
Richard L. Bolton (son)

More information

Pvt John Bolton was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Nick Lieten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com – WWII Hospital Admission Card File, www.65thdiv.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - a2