Killed in Action
Red Oak -- John A. Sunberg of Red Oak has received word from the war department that his son, Sgt. John L. Sunberg, who was previously reported missing in action, is not reported as killed in action in Germany, March 18, 1945.
Source: Council Bluffs Nonpareil, October 18, 1945
The Faces of Margraten
8,301 American soldiers have been buried at the American War Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten, the Netherlands; another 1,722 names are listed on the Walls of the Missing. In a special tribute, the Stichting Verenigde Adoptanten Amerikaanse Oorlogsgraven (Foundation United Adopters American War Graves) provides a unique tribute to them by giving as many soldiers as possible a face. They do this by decorating their graves or names on the Walls of the Missing with a personal photo. This project is called "The Faces of Margraten" and is held during the Dutch Memorial Day every two years. Unique to any of the American Cemeteries is that each soldier has been adopted locally to be remembered for their ultimate sacrifice in freeing their country and continent.
Sgt. John L. Sunberg, of Red Oak, Iowa |
~Photograph & explanation submitted by WWII researcher, Terry Hirsh.
John Linder Sunberg was born Nov. 15, 1921 to John August and Ruth Augusta Linder Sunberg. He died Mar. 18, 1945 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, IA and is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.
Sgt. Sunberg served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps Eight Air Force and was MIA/FOD/KIA in Germany in the service of his country. He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters.
Source: ancestry.com
