Cpl. John Mathauser, 39409637 KIA

Cpl. John Mathauser, 39409637 US Army KIA. He was born on September 29, 1922, in Burwell, Nebraska, the son of Wencel, and Sadie Mathauser. At the time of his enlistment he was living in Biggs California and was working at Johnson And Thomas, he weighed 140 pounds and was 5 foot 10 inches tall he had gray eyes and brown hair. He entered the US Army on February 9, 1942 at the age of 19. He served in Company K, 253rd Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division. He died on January 7, 1945, at the age of 22, and was buried in Épinal, Vosges, France. Cpl. John Mathauser was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge, the Purple Heart Medal (PHM), American Defense Medal, the American Theater of Operations, the European Theater of Operations, and the World War Two Victory Medal.

Cpl. John Mathauser, 39409637 US Army KIA. He was born on September 29, 1922, in Burwell, Nebraska, the son of Wencel, and Sadie Mathauser. At the time of his enlistment he was living in Biggs California and was working at Johnson And Thomas, he weighed 140 pounds and was 5 foot 10 inches tall he had gray eyes and brown hair. He entered the US Army on February 9, 1942 at the age of 19. He served in Company K, 253rd Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division. He died on January 7, 1945, at the age of 22, and was buried in Épinal, Vosges, France. Cpl. John Mathauser was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge, the Purple Heart Medal (PHM), American Defense Medal, the American Theater of Operations, the European Theater of Operations, and the World War Two Victory Medal.

 

the U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949

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63rd Infantry Records