Spouse of (1) Rosalie Mahan
Spouse of (2) Juanita (Sampson) Williams Mahan
John attended schools in Jasper, AR, where he and his family lived. John lived in Bristow since 1978. He served during World War II in the Army earning the Silver Star and the Bronze Star. John was a butcher by trade and worked at Parkers in Jenks, OK. He attended the First Christian Church in Bristow, was a member of the Masonic Lodeg, and the 104th Timber Wolves. John loved to fish and raise a garden. John is survived by two sons, John Mahan of Sapulpa and Bill "Buddy" Price of Mounds.
Silver Star Medal: MAHAN, JOHN W., Private, General Order #37, 6 February 45, 104th Infantry Division.
Pvt. JOHN W.MAHAN, Company L, 413th Infantry, for gallantry in action in Germany on 6 January 1945. Pvt. MAHAN was a member of a patrol which crossed a river with the mission of capturing an enemy soldier. As the men waded through the icy waters, they encountered frontal fire from enemy positions on the opposite bank. Despite the handicap of losing the element of surprise, the men continued across the river, through the enemy lines, and into a system of trenches where the platoon became involved in a fire-fight with the enemy. Pvt. MAHAN and another soldier saw two men giving chase, threw two hand grenades, but the men courageously continued on, passing over the grenades before they exploded. Pvt. MAHAN and his companion jumped out of the trench in the face of intense fire from covering weapons and, after making a short cut around a bend in the trench, leaped on the fleeing enemy soldiers. After a hand-to-hand battle, they subdued one and killed the other. Firing the prearranged signal, the men returned to the platoon with their captive. The patrol was reorganized and made its way back across the river without loss to themselves. Pvt. MAHAN's audacity and exemplary bravery enabled the platoon to accomplish its mission and were in keeping with the finest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States. Entered military service from Calico Rock, Arkansas.
Spouse of (2) Juanita (Sampson) Williams Mahan
John attended schools in Jasper, AR, where he and his family lived. John lived in Bristow since 1978. He served during World War II in the Army earning the Silver Star and the Bronze Star. John was a butcher by trade and worked at Parkers in Jenks, OK. He attended the First Christian Church in Bristow, was a member of the Masonic Lodeg, and the 104th Timber Wolves. John loved to fish and raise a garden. John is survived by two sons, John Mahan of Sapulpa and Bill "Buddy" Price of Mounds.
Silver Star Medal: MAHAN, JOHN W., Private, General Order #37, 6 February 45, 104th Infantry Division.
Pvt. JOHN W.MAHAN, Company L, 413th Infantry, for gallantry in action in Germany on 6 January 1945. Pvt. MAHAN was a member of a patrol which crossed a river with the mission of capturing an enemy soldier. As the men waded through the icy waters, they encountered frontal fire from enemy positions on the opposite bank. Despite the handicap of losing the element of surprise, the men continued across the river, through the enemy lines, and into a system of trenches where the platoon became involved in a fire-fight with the enemy. Pvt. MAHAN and another soldier saw two men giving chase, threw two hand grenades, but the men courageously continued on, passing over the grenades before they exploded. Pvt. MAHAN and his companion jumped out of the trench in the face of intense fire from covering weapons and, after making a short cut around a bend in the trench, leaped on the fleeing enemy soldiers. After a hand-to-hand battle, they subdued one and killed the other. Firing the prearranged signal, the men returned to the platoon with their captive. The patrol was reorganized and made its way back across the river without loss to themselves. Pvt. MAHAN's audacity and exemplary bravery enabled the platoon to accomplish its mission and were in keeping with the finest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States. Entered military service from Calico Rock, Arkansas.
Spouse of (1) Rosalie Mahan
Spouse of (2) Juanita (Sampson) Williams Mahan
John attended schools in Jasper, AR, where he and his family lived. John lived in Bristow since 1978. He served during World War II in the Army earning the Silver Star and the Bronze Star. John was a butcher by trade and worked at Parkers in Jenks, OK. He attended the First Christian Church in Bristow, was a member of the Masonic Lodeg, and the 104th Timber Wolves. John loved to fish and raise a garden. John is survived by two sons, John Mahan of Sapulpa and Bill "Buddy" Price of Mounds.
Silver Star Medal: MAHAN, JOHN W., Private, General Order #37, 6 February 45, 104th Infantry Division.
Pvt. JOHN W.MAHAN, Company L, 413th Infantry, for gallantry in action in Germany on 6 January 1945. Pvt. MAHAN was a member of a patrol which crossed a river with the mission of capturing an enemy soldier. As the men waded through the icy waters, they encountered frontal fire from enemy positions on the opposite bank. Despite the handicap of losing the element of surprise, the men continued across the river, through the enemy lines, and into a system of trenches where the platoon became involved in a fire-fight with the enemy. Pvt. MAHAN and another soldier saw two men giving chase, threw two hand grenades, but the men courageously continued on, passing over the grenades before they exploded. Pvt. MAHAN and his companion jumped out of the trench in the face of intense fire from covering weapons and, after making a short cut around a bend in the trench, leaped on the fleeing enemy soldiers. After a hand-to-hand battle, they subdued one and killed the other. Firing the prearranged signal, the men returned to the platoon with their captive. The patrol was reorganized and made its way back across the river without loss to themselves. Pvt. MAHAN's audacity and exemplary bravery enabled the platoon to accomplish its mission and were in keeping with the finest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States. Entered military service from Calico Rock, Arkansas.
Spouse of (2) Juanita (Sampson) Williams Mahan
John attended schools in Jasper, AR, where he and his family lived. John lived in Bristow since 1978. He served during World War II in the Army earning the Silver Star and the Bronze Star. John was a butcher by trade and worked at Parkers in Jenks, OK. He attended the First Christian Church in Bristow, was a member of the Masonic Lodeg, and the 104th Timber Wolves. John loved to fish and raise a garden. John is survived by two sons, John Mahan of Sapulpa and Bill "Buddy" Price of Mounds.
Silver Star Medal: MAHAN, JOHN W., Private, General Order #37, 6 February 45, 104th Infantry Division.
Pvt. JOHN W.MAHAN, Company L, 413th Infantry, for gallantry in action in Germany on 6 January 1945. Pvt. MAHAN was a member of a patrol which crossed a river with the mission of capturing an enemy soldier. As the men waded through the icy waters, they encountered frontal fire from enemy positions on the opposite bank. Despite the handicap of losing the element of surprise, the men continued across the river, through the enemy lines, and into a system of trenches where the platoon became involved in a fire-fight with the enemy. Pvt. MAHAN and another soldier saw two men giving chase, threw two hand grenades, but the men courageously continued on, passing over the grenades before they exploded. Pvt. MAHAN and his companion jumped out of the trench in the face of intense fire from covering weapons and, after making a short cut around a bend in the trench, leaped on the fleeing enemy soldiers. After a hand-to-hand battle, they subdued one and killed the other. Firing the prearranged signal, the men returned to the platoon with their captive. The patrol was reorganized and made its way back across the river without loss to themselves. Pvt. MAHAN's audacity and exemplary bravery enabled the platoon to accomplish its mission and were in keeping with the finest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States. Entered military service from Calico Rock, Arkansas.
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