Minnesota Discovery Center

John Joseph Champa, Jr.

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:Private
serial number:
location:European Theatre.
enlistment date:April 28, 1941
place enlisted:
discharge date:None
place discharged:
decorations: American Campaign Medal (1941-1946)
history:Killed in action in France on August 8, 1944.
service documents:
references:(1) Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project (2004?), p. 53; (2) Chisholm War History Committee Records. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:May 7, 1918
birth place:Chisholm, MN
home town:Chisholm, MN
date of death:Aug. 8, 1944
father:Champa, John
mother:Champa, Agnes (Terhlen)
siblings:
school:None

Last update: 11/10/2015