Rank and Name, First Lieutenant John Levon White.
Unit/Placed in, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment(3rd Battalion, I Comp.), 101st Airborne Division “Screaming Eagles”.
John is born on 14 February 1918 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio.
Father, Lloyd Chaston White.
Mother, Sarah A. (McNichols) White.
Sister(s), Mary Ellen White.
Brother(s), Donald Leo White.
Spouse, Evie White.
John enlisted the service in Ohio with service number # O1304156.
John died of his wounds sustained during the Battle of the Sand dunes in Market Garden on 25 Sep. 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Infantry Combat Badge, Marksman Ship Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
John is buried/mentioned at Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.
Dit graf is geadopteerd door Dhr. R. M.H. Hensgens.
Thanks to, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GQ11-5M2
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com
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