Birth : 11 Nov 1924 Elmdale, Chase County, Kansas, USA
Death : 6 Jun 1944 France
Burial : Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate : 38.4202995, -96.2055969
Plot : Section D - Lot 27 - Spaces 1 & 2
Inscription : SON
149TH COMBAT ENG. BURIED IN FRANCE
Description : This is a cenotaph. John is buried in France, FAG #56645561. Entered the service from Kansas.

The Emporia Gazette, 24 Jun 1944, Saturday

D-DAY CASUALTIES INCLUDED FOUR BUSHONG BOYS, TWO OF THEM BROTHERS

The consequences of D-Day and the Allied Invasion of France struck hard at Bushong, (Pop. 81), Friday when parents of four graduates of the small town's rural high school received War department notices that their sons have been missing in action since June 6.

The missing men, all members of the same army engineers division, are Staff Sgt. Billy Moreland, 19, and Sgt. Jay Moreland, 21, brothers; Sgt. John Herrick...
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  • Where is SGT John Owen Herrick's memorial?

    SGT John Owen Herrick's memorial is located at: Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, USA.

  • When did SGT John Owen Herrick death?

    SGT John Owen Herrick death on 6 Jun 1944 in France

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    Latitude: 38.4202995
    Longitude: -96.2055969

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