About
World War II (1939-1945)
John Edward Titterington was born in Saratoga, New York, on February 28, 1918. He grew up in Saratoga and Troy, New York, then moved to Schenectady after getting married. He graduated from Troy High School in 1936 and, upon arriving in Schenectady, started working at General Electric.
John joined the National Guard's Company A on February 13, 1934, and was later enlisted into the United States Army in October 1944, where he was assigned to Company F, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in August 1941 after receiving training at Fort McClellan in Alabama. He was assigned to Honolulu in March 1942 and advanced to first lieutenant in February 1943. He was stationed in Hawaii before being sent to Saipan. On July 11, 1944, John was killed in combat during the Battle of Saipan. He is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry
