Ivan Eugene Mote

WWII US Army Sgt
116th Infantry 29th Infantry Div. Ind.

IVAN E. MOTE 20, army sergeant, died in France Aug 8, 1944, as the result of wounds received in battle. Word was received by the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mote, former Servia residents who now live in South Bend. Sgt. Mote was born Jan 24, l924, in Servia where he attended grade school. He attended Chester Junior High School and then moved to South Bend. He entered the service in January, l943 and went overseas in May of the same year. - In Memoriam: Men from Wabash County, Indiana Who Died in WW II
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News Article - October 1948: The body of Sgt. Ivan Mote, who was killed in France on Aug 8, 1944, was returned to his family for burial in Fairview.

(Servia, Indiana 1834-2011, compiled by Gladys Airgood, p261)

Sources: Ancestry.com and FindAGrave.com

09/08/2024 EJS

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32375117/ivan-eugene-mote