Name:
John Thomas Kirk
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
42142472
Unit:
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-12-21
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, New York
Plot:
Section 13, Lot Vet
Row:
Grave:
358
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
John Thomas Kirk was born on May 26, 1913 in New York. He enlisted in the Army on May 25, 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was noted as being Married. John served as a Private in the 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II. He resided at 1030 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, Monroe County, New York prior to the war. He was Killed in Action on December 21, 1944 in Belgium at the age of 31 and is now buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA.
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