Name:
John William Ant
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
397657
Unit:
22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Date of Death:
1944-07-27
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
John William Ant was born on January 17, 1924, in Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota. He was the son of Mrs. Irene Ant.
He served in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was declared Missing in Action on July 27, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.