John Anderson Lewellyn was born on 6 October 1915 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to William Anderson Llewellyn and Martha Elizabeth Cantrell. 

Buried at Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park, Rossville, GA

Corporal
59th Coast Artillery Corps, Company B

Cpl Llewellyn Died non Battle 16 April 1943. He was captured on 7 May 1942 in the Southwest Pacific Theatre, Philippine Islands. He was sent to a prison camp in the Philippines and died as a Prisoner of War.

Chattanooga Daily Times, 13 December 1944
Cpl. Llewellyn, who enlisted in the army four years ago, had been a prisoner of the Japanese since shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. News of the death of the coast artilleryman was received here through the American Red Cross. The cause of death was listed as “pulmonary tuberculosis”.
He was an employee of the Peerless Woolen Mills before he enlisted in the army. In addition to his mother (Mrs. Martha Morrow), he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Hassie M. Bennett and Mrs. Claudie L. Coleman; one brother, James C. Llewellyn. He was a brother of GM3C George S. Llewellyn, who was killed in action in the first invasion of France.

  • Rank: Corporal
  • Date of birth:
    • 6 October 1915
  • Date of death: 16 April 1943
  • County: Hamilton
  • Hometown: Chattanooga
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: 59th Coast Artillery Corps, Company B
  • Theater: Pacific
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park, Rossville, GA
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar X, Bottom Panel
His brother Gunnersmate Third Class George Samuel Lewellyn was reported as missing in action and is memorialized at the Normandy American Cemetery in France.

Credit for bio and information to: East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association

Please consider a trip to visit their Veterans War Memorial located at the World Fair Park in Knoxville TN or visit them on the web at: https://www.etvma.org/



Also this Memorial Day, check out 

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park directly across from Easy Self Storage

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to attend a variety of special programs during Memorial Day weekend.
On Saturday, May 28, at Point Park on Lookout Mountain, there will be a special Memorial Day Artillery program commemorating the men and women whose lives have been lost in service to our nation. Visitors are invited to bring a photograph or small memento of a friend or loved one who died in the line of duty, as these servicemen and women will be recognized during the program. Artillery programs are scheduled at 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, and 3:30 pm. In addition to these programs, there will be ranger-guided tours of Point Park at 11 am and 2 pm on Saturday and Sunday, and Cravens House on Lookout Mountain will be open to the public from 1 pm to 5 pm all weekend.
At Chickamauga Battlefield, there will be a special car caravan tour on Saturday, May 28, focusing on “The Fallen Leaders of Chickamauga.” This program will begin at 11 am inside the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center and will last approximately two hours. In addition to this special program, there will be ranger-guided car caravan tours of the battlefield at 10 am and 2 pm and living history programs are scheduled throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday.
There are no admission fees to Chickamauga Battlefield, and all programs are free of charge. Admission to Point Park on Lookout Mountain is $5 per adult, ages 16 and older (ages 15 and younger are free), and there are no fees to visit Cravens House.
Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia



https://www.nps.gov/chch/learn/news/memorialdayprograms2018.htm