SSGT John Autrey Chism (1919-1945) - Find a Grave Memorial

SSGT John Autrey Chism Veteran

Birth

13 Jan 1919

Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA

Death

8 Apr 1945 (aged 26)

Holthausen (Hattingen), Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Burial

Tuscaloosa Memorial Park

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SSGT. Chism, John Autrey

Service number: 34273056

Age: 26

Born: January 13, 1919, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA

Hometown: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA

Family:

Harvey Morgan Chism (father)

Uillie Mae (nee Hamner) Chism (mother)

Clarence Hagler Chism (brother) 1909-1910

George Nathan Chism (brother)

Virda Mae Chism (sister) 1912-1921

Harvey Dawson Chism (brother)

Annie Ruth Chism/Morrison (sister)

Ola Margaret (nee Booth) Chism/Crockett (wife)

Rank: Staff Sergeant

Function: Squad Leader

Battalion: 38th Armored Infantry Battalion

Division: 7th Armored Division

Company: C

Date of death: April 8, 1945

Status: Killed In Action

Place of death: Holthausen (Hattingen), Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Spot: Not available

Awards / Commendations:

★ Purple Heart

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Combat Infantryman Badge

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ Army Presidential Unit Citation

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Not available

Cemetery:

Tuscaloosa Memorial Park

Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 6, 1942 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.

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SSGT. Chism, John Autrey

Service number: 34273056

Age: 26

Born: January 13, 1919, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA

Hometown: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA

Family:

Harvey Morgan Chism (father)

Uillie Mae (nee Hamner) Chism (mother)

Clarence Hagler Chism (brother) 1909-1910

George Nathan Chism (brother)

Virda Mae Chism (sister) 1912-1921

Harvey Dawson Chism (brother)

Annie Ruth Chism/Morrison (sister)

Ola Margaret (nee Booth) Chism/Crockett (wife)

Rank: Staff Sergeant

Function: Squad Leader

Battalion: 38th Armored Infantry Battalion

Division: 7th Armored Division

Company: C

Date of death: April 8, 1945

Status: Killed In Action

Place of death: Holthausen (Hattingen), Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Spot: Not available

Awards / Commendations:

★ Purple Heart

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Combat Infantryman Badge

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ Army Presidential Unit Citation

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Not available

Cemetery:

Tuscaloosa Memorial Park

Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 6, 1942 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.

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Co. C, 38th Armored Infantry

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Ola Margaret Booth Crockett

1923–2010 (m. 1942)

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