Private First Class John Malouff 37353530

Private First Class John Malouff 37353530 US Army. Born 28 February 1912 in La Junta, Colorado. He attended Las Animas and Capulin schools, and was a miner prior to entering service on 18 October 1942 at the age of 30. He received his preliminary training at Camp Adair, Oregon, and served in Company D, 383rd Infantry, 96th Division, in the Pacific. He took part in the Leyte Campaign, and wounded 10 April 1945 while fighting on Okinawa. Later transferred to Mindoro, P. 1., Private First Class Malouff’s service earned him the Purple Heart Medal (PHM), American Theater, Asiatic Pacific (PTO) with 2 Stars, Good Conduct and Victory Medals. He is the son of Mrs. Julia Malouff of Capulin, Colorado. He is also the brother of Private First Class Neff David Malouff.

Source:

1- THE FIGHTING MEN OF Colorado – Asiatic-Pacific Theater World War Two – 1948

2- https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?f=3475&mtch=1&q=John+Malouff&cat=WR26&dt=893&tf=F&bc=,sl,sd