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
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
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