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MALM, John Jenberg - Date of
birth
14 March 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31410110 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 November 1944 - Place of
death
Hürtgen, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 35 |
Immediate family
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Members
Arthur T. Malm (father)
Ethel (Jernberg) Malm (mother)
Elsie L. Malm (sister)
Eunice E. (Olson) Malm (wife)
Christine E. Malm (daughter)
More information
Pvt John J. Malm graduated from North High School, Wormcester, Mount Hermon School, Northfield, Massachusetts and Burdette College, Boston, Massachusetts, where his fraternity was Delta Nu Omega. He was a member of Center Dodge, No. 97, A.F. & A.M., of this city.Before enlisting in New Haven, Connecticut on 15 January 1944, he was assiocoated with the Niles, Bement, Pond Division of Pratt and Whitney. His basic training was received at Camp Blanding, Florida.
Pvt John J. Malm is remembered at Old Swedish Cemetery in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Meriden Record - 21 March 1945, www.wwiimemorial.com,
www.ancestry.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Hartley Family Tree, Peter Schouteten, Meriden Record - 21 March 1945