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Personal info

Full name
FOODY, James Gerald
Date of birth
16 January 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
Normanton, West Yorkshire, England
Hometown
Lincoln Park, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36591212
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 April 1945
Place of death
Near Hannover, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 18 13

Immediate family

Members
Patrick Foody (father)
Clara P. (Roody) Foody (mother)
Ellen Foody (sister)
Edward Foody (brother)
John Foody (brother)
Mary Foody (sister)

More information

Sgt James G. Foody immigrated from England to the United States in 1926.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, WWII Draft Card, 1940 US Census

Photo source:
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