Stroup, John H.
Army 1st lieutenant

John H. Stroup, age 27, from Tyrone, Pennsylvania, Blair county. Their last known residence was in Tyrone.

Parents: Walter Stroup and Ruth (Stroup) Black.
Spouse: Margaret Janelle (Hoover) Stroup.
Children: Johnnie Payton.

Service era: World War II
Schools: Tyrone High, 1934.
Military history: 1st lieutenant. Instructor at For Benning.

Date of death: Wednesday, August 25, 1943
Death details: Killed when a mortar shell exploded prematurely during a demonstration at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Cemetery: Greenwood, Altoona

Source: National Archives, Altoona Mirror, grave marker