John Chepan (33355812)
| Name | Chepan, John |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Army Serial # | 33355812 |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Date of death | 1945-04-13 |
| Plot, Row, Grave | D, 5, 6 |
| Cemetery | Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands , Google Maps |
| Role | MOS 653 Squad Leader |
| Unit | L Company, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division |
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| Additional information |
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| Staff Sergeant Chepan was a member of L Company. The morning report for August 27, 1944 on page 48 shows his promotion from Sergeant to Staff Sergeant on August 24, 1944. The page can be seen below. Since we have no later documents we assume that Staff Sergeant Chepan died while serving in L Company. |
| Morning reports | |||||
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| 1944-08-27 | PFC | Promoted to Staff Sergeant, duty changed to Squad Leader (653) as of August 24, 1944 | L / 329 | view page | |
| 1945-04-13 | SSGT | Severely wounded in action and transferred to 119th Evacuation Hospital on April 11, 1945 | 653 | L / 329 | view page |
| 1945-04-15 | SSGT | Died of wounds on April 13, 1945 | 653 | L / 329 | view page |
| General Orders | |||||
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| GO # | Rank | Award | Page | ||
| 329 / 1943 / #11 | PFC |
Good Conduct Medal awarded for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity on November 12, 1943. |
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