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PVT John Martin Haroian

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PVT John Martin Haroian

Birth
Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Death
24 Jan 1945 (aged 19)
Saint-Vith, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Burial
Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.7498278, Longitude: -119.8336417
Plot
Lot 216, Plot 3, Grave 5.
Memorial ID
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PVT. Haroian, John Martin
Service number: 39421115

Age: 19
Born: 2 Jul 1925, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Hometown: Fresno, California
Family:
Kachadoor Haroian (father) b. 1892/1893, Turkey
Elizabeth (nee Chooljian) Haroian (mother) b. 1905, Turkey
Nish Haroian (brother) memorial #233196482

Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: January 24, 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Saint-Vith, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Spot: Not available
Awards: Purple Heart
Grave number: Lot 216, Plot 3, Grave 5.

Cemetery:
Ararat Cemetery
Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA

Date of enlistment: Drafted on December 28, 1943, San Francisco, California
Other information:
He joined the 7th Armored Division on August 30, 1944, at Puxeiux, France and the next day moved to Ardeuil, France.
Internment in Ararat Cemetery on or about November 18, 1947

As it appears the unit on his headstone is in error. He was not in the 7th Infantry Division. Unfortunately, this does happen.
PVT. Haroian, John Martin
Service number: 39421115

Age: 19
Born: 2 Jul 1925, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Hometown: Fresno, California
Family:
Kachadoor Haroian (father) b. 1892/1893, Turkey
Elizabeth (nee Chooljian) Haroian (mother) b. 1905, Turkey
Nish Haroian (brother) memorial #233196482

Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: January 24, 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Saint-Vith, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Spot: Not available
Awards: Purple Heart
Grave number: Lot 216, Plot 3, Grave 5.

Cemetery:
Ararat Cemetery
Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA

Date of enlistment: Drafted on December 28, 1943, San Francisco, California
Other information:
He joined the 7th Armored Division on August 30, 1944, at Puxeiux, France and the next day moved to Ardeuil, France.
Internment in Ararat Cemetery on or about November 18, 1947

As it appears the unit on his headstone is in error. He was not in the 7th Infantry Division. Unfortunately, this does happen.


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