Name:
John E. Heath
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
36429758
Unit:
8th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-08
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France
Plot:
O
Row:
7
Grave:
21
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
John E. Heath was born on October 15, 1915, in St. Louis City, Missouri. He was the son of Butler E Heath and Mary Anne Kaehni Heath.
John enlisted in the Army on October 5, 1942, and at the time of his death, was serving in the 8th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 4th Armored Division, as a Private. He was killed in Pont-Scorff, France, on August 8, 1944, and is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.