US PARAS Ballard, John Claiborne, Jr

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Ballard ​

• FORENAME

John Claiborne, Jr ​

• UNIT

502 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company A) ​

• RANK

Private ​

• NUMBER

33642481 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

4th January 1945 ​

• AGE

20​

• GRAVESITE

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium Plot F Row 15 Grave 35 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Tazewell County, Virginia​

born 13.06.1924 Bedford, Virginia, USA​

father John Claiborne Ballard (1899-1968)​

mother Emily Ruth (nee Gilmer) Ballard (1900-1998)​

3 years high school​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

employed by John P. Pettyjohn Construction Company​

30.06.1942 draft card Fort Royal, Virginia​

29.06.1943 entered service Richmond, Virginia​

Next of kin - Father. Mr. J.C. Ballard, 12 West Fifth Street, Front Royal, Virginia​

award Bronze Star​

KIA Belgium ​

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