S/Sgt. John Samuel Justus
Born: 17 December 1917 – Bellwood, Illinois
Parents: Fred Justus & Sophia Thierbach-Justus
Siblings: 2 sisters, 3 brothers
Home:
– 2614 Glos Street – Bellwood, Illinois
Education:
– Roosevelt School, Bellwood
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1936
Occupation: Jefferson Electric Company – Bellwood, Illinois
Selective Service Registration: 16 October 1940
Contact Person: Sophia Justus – mother
Inducted:
– 15 May 1942
– U. S. Army
Serial Number: 36339260
Training:
– Fort Ord, Califonia
Unit: Company B, 169th Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division
Engagements:
– Battle of Guadalcanal
– Battle of Russell Islands
– Battle of New Georgia
– Battle of Philippine Islands
– The Island of Luzon
Killed in Action:
– 24 January 1945
– hit by mortar shrapnel
Buried:
– Luzon, Philippine Islands
Reburied:
– 14 August 1948 – Elm Lawn Cemetery – Elmhurst, Illinois
– Section: 15 Lot: 22
Medals:
– Purple Heart
– Note: His brother, Alex, was captured during the Battle of the Bulge and spent the
rest of the war as a German POW.
