Name:
John James, Jr. Day
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-1011449
Unit:
745th Tank Battalion
Date of Death:
1945-02-28
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Henri Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
A
Row:
5
Grave:
32
Decoration:
Silver Star, Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
When John James Day, Jr. was born on May 29, 1919, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, his father, John, was 30 and his mother, Katherine, was 33. He had two brothers and two sisters. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a First Lieutenant in the 745th Tank Battalion. He died on February 28, 1945 and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.