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KARHULA, John Gustov - Date of
birth
15 April 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Dakota County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37324281 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
Truck Driver, Light -
Unit
87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
7th Armored Division,
D Troop
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
28 October 1944 - Place of
death
Vicinity of Neerkant, Holland
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
John G. Karhula (father)
Alberta (Cofer) Karhula (mother)
Vera Karhula (sister)
Joyce A. Karhula (sister)
Mathias Karhula (brother)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm,
http://www.oorlogsslachtoffers.nl/deurne/prive/k/john-gustof-karhula/, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Minneapolis Star
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Rick Brack