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Offline CAP1

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was doing some interweb looking......
« on: October 22, 2012, 09:58:59 PM »
and found this......

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOHN C. HUNSINGER, 23, of the Garden Lake section of  Lindenwold NJ was killed in action while serving with the United States Army. After being inducted into the United States Army he was assigned to a medical unit. It was reported that he received a  promotion while stationed at Camp Pickett VA in the September 23, 1942 edition of the Camden Couriier-Post.

John Hunsinger went overseas, and served with the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infanmtry Division. He was killed in action on February 2, 1945. His death was reported in the Camden Courier-Post April 3, 1945 edition. He was survived by his mother Mrs. Catherine Hunsinger. An address on the Black Horse Pike, Cross Keys NJ, was given in the paper.


 he was my grandmothers brother, which i think makes him my great uncle? and i never got to meet the guy. somehow, i think he was a cool guy, and it would've been cool as all hell being able to talk to him when i was growing up.
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Offline gyrene81

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Re: was doing some interweb looking......
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2012, 09:00:19 AM »
wow, nice find Cap. you gonna do more research and see where he was?
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Re: was doing some interweb looking......
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2012, 09:11:13 AM »
wow, nice find Cap. you gonna do more research and see where he was?

i'm gonna see if i can find anything on where he was stationed during the war, and where he was killed. i remember my grandmom telling us that he was dragging an injured soldier to cover when he was shot, but that's all i remember ever hearing her say about it....and that was when i was a kid. in fact, i think i'm gonna call my uncle, see if he knows any more too.........
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Re: was doing some interweb looking......
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2012, 09:22:12 AM »
 :salute may want to try your local vfw. they may give you some tips.