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Author: ELLinSpain
Surnames: cobb
Classification: biography
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World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: John W Cobb
Inducted From: Indiana
Rank: Private First Class
Combat Organization: 143rd Infantry 37th Division
Death Date: 9 Mar 1944
Monument: Fort William McKinley, Manila, The Philippines
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
ROSTERS OF WAR DEAD
Name: John W Cobb
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: Protestant
Cemetery Name: Fort McKinley, (Permanent Cemetery), Manila, Philippine Islands
Grave number: a 8 193
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Service Number: 35728425
ENLISTS
Name: John W Cobb
Birth Year: 1924
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Indiana
State of Residence: Indiana
County or City: Vanderburg
Enlistment Date: 3 Apr 1943
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Fort Benjamin Harrison
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six
months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Sales clerks
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
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