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Personal info

Full name
EMERSON, John August
Date of birth
24 May 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Hometown
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37168168
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
47th Armored Infantry Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity Brandenberg, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 1 10

Immediate family

Members
Charles J. Emerson (father)
Mary Emerson (mother)
Mamie Emerson (sister)
Ruth A. Emerson (sister)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.5ad.org, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Jac Engels, Amandine Jaunet - Henri-Chapelle Cemetery Associate