42nd Infantry Division insignia (portrait pending)

CAPT

John R Conner

Aged 31, fallen January 5, 1945

Unit
Company M, 232nd Infantry Regiment
Serial number
1283377
Hometown
Hamilton, Tennessee
Date of death
January 5, 1945
Classification
Killed in action
Burial
Epinal American Cemetery, Plot B Row 24 Grave 1, Epinal, France

Captain John R Conner, serial number 1283377, of Hamilton, Tennessee, served with Company M of the 232nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 5, 1945, at the age of 31. He is buried at Epinal American Cemetery, Plot B Row 24 Grave 1, Epinal, France.

Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.

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