John Davis Sweet

NAME: John Davis Sweet		NICKNAME: —				SERVICE NUMBER: 331556
HOME OF RECORD: Minneapolis, MN				NEXT OF KIN: Wife, Mrs. Doris Sweet (of 2727 Azalea Street, San Diego, CA)
DATE OF BIRTH: 7/13/1916		SERVICE DATES: 12/16/1941 – 3/7/1945				DATE OF DEATH: 3/7/1945
CAMPAIGN	UNIT		MOS		RATE		RESULT
Guadalcanal	C/1/2		—		PFC		WIA
Iwo Jima	C/1/24		737		Sergeant		KIA
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS: Purple Heart with Gold Star				LAST KNOWN RANK: Sergeant

John Sweet was the first Minneapolis resident to join the Marine Corps after Pearl Harbor. His father was a USMC sergeant in the Great War. The Minneapolis Star, 8 December 1941.

The Minneapolis Star, 31 March 1945.

An accolade from the University of Minnesota Alumnus, April 1945.

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