PFC
John D Fredericks III
Aged 21, fallen January 20, 1945
- Unit
- Company I, 232nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 19132453
- Hometown
- San Mateo, California
- Date of death
- January 20, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot D Row 44 Grave 36, St. Avold, France
Private First Class John D Fredericks III, serial number 19132453, of San Mateo, California, served with Company I of the 232nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 20, 1945, at the age of 21. He is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot D Row 44 Grave 36, St. Avold, France.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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