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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 15880" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Atkinson </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John William, Jr </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>501 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company,1 Bn) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>First Lieutenant </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>0-1303829 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>8th June 1944 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>30</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot D Row 8 Grave 19 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Cuyahoga County, Ohio</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 06.01.1914, Portsmouth, Ohio, USA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>father John William Atkinson (1888-1969)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>mother Sophia (nee Kahmar) Atkinson (1889-1976)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>12.1937 married Betty Jane (nee Mitchell) (divorced 1940)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>wife Margaret (nee Kelso) Schleip (1910-2004)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son William Kelso Atkinson (1944-1969)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>4 years high school</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>civil occupation Managers and officials</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed by Wheeling Steel Company</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>divorced with dependents upon enlistment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>16.10.1940 draft card Portsmouth, Ohio</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>25.09.1941 entered service Huntington, West Virginia</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>KIA Normandy </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-atkinson.37723/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/37/37723-4adfe917e0bb5c051c19a694b13ac1c3.jpg?1666256111" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 15880, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Atkinson [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]John William, Jr [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]501 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company,1 Bn) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]First Lieutenant [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]0-1303829 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]8th June 1944 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]30[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot D Row 8 Grave 19 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Cuyahoga County, Ohio[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 06.01.1914, Portsmouth, Ohio, USA[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]father John William Atkinson (1888-1969)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]mother Sophia (nee Kahmar) Atkinson (1889-1976)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]12.1937 married Betty Jane (nee Mitchell) (divorced 1940)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]wife Margaret (nee Kelso) Schleip (1910-2004)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son William Kelso Atkinson (1944-1969)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]4 years high school[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]civil occupation Managers and officials[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]employed by Wheeling Steel Company[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]divorced with dependents upon enlistment[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]16.10.1940 draft card Portsmouth, Ohio[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]25.09.1941 entered service Huntington, West Virginia[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]KIA Normandy [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-atkinson.37723/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/37/37723-4adfe917e0bb5c051c19a694b13ac1c3.jpg?1666256111[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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