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John Henry Vanderwerken, the son of Daniel and Winifred (O'Neil) Vanderwerken, was born on February 5, 1916, in Schenectady, New York. He attended public schools in Schenectady. John worked for the Maqua printing company.
John enlisted in the United States Army. He held the rank of Private and served with the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment. On June 7, 1944, in Normandy, France, John was killed in combat. He is buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, France.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
For the Fallen
Laurence Binyon