Allegany County MD Archives Obituaries.....Petenbrink, John Alvin August 10, 1944 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Andrew Petenbrink andy21012@aol.com February 4, 2006, 8:54 am Cumberland Times, September 7, 1944 September 7,1944 John Petenbrink, Of Mt. Savage, Is Killed in Action MT. SAVAGE, Sept. 7 Pvt. John Alvin Petenbrink 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Petenbrink, was killed in action August 10 in France, according to a telegram received by his parents today from the War department. Pvt. Petenbrink entered the armed forces February 2, 1944 and left for overseas the latter part of July. The last letter received by his parents was dated August 6. Pvt. Petenbrink was born in Mt. Savage and attended Mt. Savage high school. Besides his parents he is survived by three brothers: Sgt. George Petenbrink, France; Pvt. Carl Petenbrink, Camp Wheeler, Ga. and Sgt. Charles Petenbrink, Camp Crowder, Mo; and five sisters; Mrs. Margaret Ballard, Cumberland; Mrs. Russell Pue, Mt. Savage; Mrs. William Gollick, Baltimore; and Misses Catherine and Ida Petenbrink, at home. He is also survived by his grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Michaels, Wellersburg. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mdfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb