John Louis Diller (1910 - 1948)

Born 10 Sep 1910 in Ross, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elsie (Sexton) Williamson — married 10 Sep 1933 (to 1942) in Monroe, Michigan, United States

Husband of Shirley Geraldine (Miller) Frankhauser — married 14 Dec 1947 (to 22 Feb 1948) in Sandusky, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Feb 1948 at age 37 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States

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Biography

John was born on 10 Sep 1910 in Rossford Ohio. He enlisted in the Navy Reserve on 30 December 1929. He would be honorably discharged on 29 December 1933. He was married three times. The first time was 10 Sep 1933, on his 23rd birthday.

He would enlist in the Amy on 1 August 1942. He was assigned to Company E, 63rd Infantry 6th Division. He would earn a Purple Heart, Bronze Star and an Oak Leaf Cluster. He was honorably discharged on 24 August 1942.

He would get married for the second time, to his first wife. And they would have three children. He would also take on two step children. He would marry his second wife in 1947. They would only be married for a year. John would die by suicide on 22 Feb 1948 in Toledo. He was laid to rest at Toledo Memorial Park in Sylvania Ohio.

Notes:

Family debates weather he or Charles Leon Hight is Judith"s biological father. DNA from two nieces and a daughter showes that Charles Leon Hight is Judith's biological father.

• Fact: Also Known As John Lewis Diller
• Fact: Residence (1910) Norhwood, Wood, Ohio, United States
• Fact: Residence (1935) Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States
• Fact: Residence (1940) Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio, USA
• Fact: Residence (1940) Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio, United States
• Fact: Burial (1948) Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio, United States

Research Note

• Need tags for military service and Awards.

Sources

• Marriage #1: Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 156; Film Title: 58 Monroe 03620-06889; Film Description: Monroe (1931-1936) Ancestry Record 9093 #2119087
• Marriage #2: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNY-2VJV
• Marriage #3: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QQN-395
• 1940 Federal Census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWFR-VTL
• Death Record: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6LV-3Q8
• Find A Grave: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23B-Y4P7
• Military Headstone Application: National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones For U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General Ancestry Record 2375 #1393146
• Military Enlistment: National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Number: 09263; Reel: 348 Ancestry Record 8939 #4585290
• World War II Draft Card: National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 354 Ancestry Record 2238 #199377965
• World War II Hospital Record: National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112 Ancestry Record 61817 #6247953
• Ohio Soldiers Grave Registration: Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Ancestry Record 61438 #77463
• Sixth Devision: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)