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Corp John Franklin Rhoads

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Corp John Franklin Rhoads

Birth
Liberty Center, Henry County, Ohio, USA
Death
12 Sep 1944 (aged 21)
Bethune, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Burial
Swan Creek Township, Fulton County, Ohio, USA
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WORLD WAR II VETERAN
749TH TANK BATTALION
KILLED IN ACTION

Franklin was the son of Harvey and Jessie Patton Rhoads of Swan Creek in Fulton County, Ohio. He had siblings: Violet, Bonnie, Maxine, and Harold. He married Eileen Gill on 26 July 1943 in Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio, and the couple were expecting twins when he was killed. Franklin served in WWII in the 749th Tank Battalion. He was killed in action near Bethany, France when his jeep was ambushed. .Franklin was buried twice in France before being brought home to Shiloh Cemetery.
WORLD WAR II VETERAN
749TH TANK BATTALION
KILLED IN ACTION

Franklin was the son of Harvey and Jessie Patton Rhoads of Swan Creek in Fulton County, Ohio. He had siblings: Violet, Bonnie, Maxine, and Harold. He married Eileen Gill on 26 July 1943 in Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio, and the couple were expecting twins when he was killed. Franklin served in WWII in the 749th Tank Battalion. He was killed in action near Bethany, France when his jeep was ambushed. .Franklin was buried twice in France before being brought home to Shiloh Cemetery.

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CPL. J. Franklin Rhoads
Ohio 749 Tank Battalion

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