Records for John D Sansom (35775961) - 83rd Infantry Division Documents

Name	Sansom, John D
Rank	Private
Army Serial #	35775961
State	West Virginia
Date of death	1945-01-11
Plot, Row, Grave	D, 7, 59
Cemetery	Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium , Google Maps
Role	MOS 745 Rifleman
Unit	F Company, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards

Additional information
Erwin Derhaag provided both picture and newspaper article that list Private Sansom as wounded on August 7, 1944, and killed on January 11, 1945.

Morning reports
1944-07-21	PVT	Assigned and joined from 48th Replacement Battalion as of July 20, 1944	745	K / 331	view page
1944-08-09	PVT	Lightly wounded in action and transferred to 100th Evacuation Hospital on August 7, 1944	745	K / 331	view page
1944-12-14	PVT	Assigned and joined from 92nd Replacement Battalion as of December 12, 1944	745	E / 331	view page
1944-12-18	PVT	Transferred to F Company, 331st Infantry Regiment as of December 12, 1944	745	E / 331	view page
1944-12-18	PVT	Assigned and joined from E Company, 331st Infantry Regiment as of December 12, 1944	745	F / 331	view page
1945-01-17	PVT	Killed in action on January 11, 1945	745	F / 331	view page

General Orders
GO #	Rank	Award	Page
331 / 1944 / #11	PVT	Combat Infantry Badge awarded for exemplary conduct in action against the enemy in France.	view page
331 / 1945 / #1	PVT	Combat Infantry Badge awarded on December 15, 1944 for exemplary conduct in action against the enemy.	view page