PFC
John E Vernon
Aged 20, fallen March 15, 1945
- Unit
- Company I, 242nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 39463210
- Hometown
- Okanogan, Washington
- Date of death
- March 15, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot B Row 23 Grave 41, St. Avold, France
Private First Class John E Vernon, serial number 39463210, of Okanogan, Washington, served with Company I of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on March 15, 1945, at the age of 20. He is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot B Row 23 Grave 41, St. Avold, France.
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