John served as a Technician Fifth Grade, 853rd Engineer Battalion, Aviation, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 13, 1943 in Marquette, Michigan. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a foundry and also as Single, with dependents.
John was a passenger on the HMT Rohna.
The Rohna and four other troop ships left Oran in French Algeria with cargo and troops. Off Béjaïa, Algeria the convoy was attacked by an estimated 60 German Luftwaffe Heinkel 177's. One of the 177's, piloted by Hans Dochtermann, released a glide bomb that hit Rohna on her port side and she eventually sank.
1,138 men were killed, including 1,015 U.S. personnel. The attack is the largest loss of US troops at sea due to enemy action in a single incident. 35 U.S. troops of the 2,000 originally embarked later died of wounds.
John was declared "Missing In Action" in this sinking during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service ID: 36419196.
John also has a "Cenotaph" in the Lake View Cemetery in Calumet, Michigan.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 13, 1943 in Marquette, Michigan. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a foundry and also as Single, with dependents.
John was a passenger on the HMT Rohna.
The Rohna and four other troop ships left Oran in French Algeria with cargo and troops. Off Béjaïa, Algeria the convoy was attacked by an estimated 60 German Luftwaffe Heinkel 177's. One of the 177's, piloted by Hans Dochtermann, released a glide bomb that hit Rohna on her port side and she eventually sank.
1,138 men were killed, including 1,015 U.S. personnel. The attack is the largest loss of US troops at sea due to enemy action in a single incident. 35 U.S. troops of the 2,000 originally embarked later died of wounds.
John was declared "Missing In Action" in this sinking during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service ID: 36419196.
John also has a "Cenotaph" in the Lake View Cemetery in Calumet, Michigan.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
John served as a Technician Fifth Grade, 853rd Engineer Battalion, Aviation, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 13, 1943 in Marquette, Michigan. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a foundry and also as Single, with dependents.
John was a passenger on the HMT Rohna.
The Rohna and four other troop ships left Oran in French Algeria with cargo and troops. Off Béjaïa, Algeria the convoy was attacked by an estimated 60 German Luftwaffe Heinkel 177's. One of the 177's, piloted by Hans Dochtermann, released a glide bomb that hit Rohna on her port side and she eventually sank.
1,138 men were killed, including 1,015 U.S. personnel. The attack is the largest loss of US troops at sea due to enemy action in a single incident. 35 U.S. troops of the 2,000 originally embarked later died of wounds.
John was declared "Missing In Action" in this sinking during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service ID: 36419196.
John also has a "Cenotaph" in the Lake View Cemetery in Calumet, Michigan.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 13, 1943 in Marquette, Michigan. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a foundry and also as Single, with dependents.
John was a passenger on the HMT Rohna.
The Rohna and four other troop ships left Oran in French Algeria with cargo and troops. Off Béjaïa, Algeria the convoy was attacked by an estimated 60 German Luftwaffe Heinkel 177's. One of the 177's, piloted by Hans Dochtermann, released a glide bomb that hit Rohna on her port side and she eventually sank.
1,138 men were killed, including 1,015 U.S. personnel. The attack is the largest loss of US troops at sea due to enemy action in a single incident. 35 U.S. troops of the 2,000 originally embarked later died of wounds.
John was declared "Missing In Action" in this sinking during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service ID: 36419196.
John also has a "Cenotaph" in the Lake View Cemetery in Calumet, Michigan.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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