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SULLIVAN, John P - Date of
birth
1 March 1925 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York -
Hometown
Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32847571 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
A Troop
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
6 September 1945 - Place of
death
Near Gravelotte, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg -
Tablets of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.
Immediate family
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Members
Patrick J. Sullivan (father)
Wilda L. (Barrus) Sullivan (mother)
William H. Sullivan (brother)
Laura M. Sullivan (sister)
More information
Pfc John P. Sullivan enlisted in Syracuse, New York on 10 March 1943.A letter to his parents stated that the commander of A Troop reported the patrol was overtaken and trapped by enemy artillery, machine gun, and small arms fire. The entire patrol disappeared and was not seen nor heard from again, the letter stated. It said that a search was made for the men, but no trace of them could be found.
The remains of Pfc Sullivan were found in September 1961.
He was officially declared dead one year and one day after he was reported missing in action.
At that time his unit was fighting in the vicinity of Gravelotte, France.
He is buried at the Cavalry Cemetery in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, www.findagrave.com - Jon Strupp
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Keith McAllister / Tom W