PFC. Ponsone, John
Service number: 34192303
Age: 35
Born: September 17, 1908, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee
Family:
Vincent Ponsone (father)
Frances (nee Cireda) Ponsone (mother)
Rena Ponsone/Lunati (sister)
Frank Ponsone (brother)
Margaret Lee (nee Mount) Ponsone (wife)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: B
Date of death: September 10, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Dornot, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: At the Horseshoe Woods across the Moselle River from Dornot, France
Awards / Commendations:
★ Bronze Star
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Wall of Missing
Cemetery: Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 1, 1942 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Other information:
There is another memorial at
West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery,Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Memorial # 111735108
Service number: 34192303
Age: 35
Born: September 17, 1908, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee
Family:
Vincent Ponsone (father)
Frances (nee Cireda) Ponsone (mother)
Rena Ponsone/Lunati (sister)
Frank Ponsone (brother)
Margaret Lee (nee Mount) Ponsone (wife)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: B
Date of death: September 10, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Dornot, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: At the Horseshoe Woods across the Moselle River from Dornot, France
Awards / Commendations:
★ Bronze Star
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Wall of Missing
Cemetery: Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 1, 1942 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Other information:
There is another memorial at
West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery,Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Memorial # 111735108
PFC. Ponsone, John
Service number: 34192303
Age: 35
Born: September 17, 1908, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee
Family:
Vincent Ponsone (father)
Frances (nee Cireda) Ponsone (mother)
Rena Ponsone/Lunati (sister)
Frank Ponsone (brother)
Margaret Lee (nee Mount) Ponsone (wife)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: B
Date of death: September 10, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Dornot, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: At the Horseshoe Woods across the Moselle River from Dornot, France
Awards / Commendations:
★ Bronze Star
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Wall of Missing
Cemetery: Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 1, 1942 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Other information:
There is another memorial at
West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery,Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Memorial # 111735108
Service number: 34192303
Age: 35
Born: September 17, 1908, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee
Family:
Vincent Ponsone (father)
Frances (nee Cireda) Ponsone (mother)
Rena Ponsone/Lunati (sister)
Frank Ponsone (brother)
Margaret Lee (nee Mount) Ponsone (wife)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: B
Date of death: September 10, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Dornot, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: At the Horseshoe Woods across the Moselle River from Dornot, France
Awards / Commendations:
★ Bronze Star
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Wall of Missing
Cemetery: Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 1, 1942 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Other information:
There is another memorial at
West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery,Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Memorial # 111735108
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