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Personal info

Full name
HANNON, John J
Date of birth
26 April 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Broome County, New York

Military service

Service number
12139651
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
30 September 1944
Place of death
Kiekberg, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 35 8

Immediate family

Members
Joseph H. Hannon (father)
Anna R. (Dunnigan) Hannon (mother)
Dorothy Hannon (sister)
Anna J. Hannon (sister)
Joseph H. Hannon (brother)
Molly J. Hannon (sister)

More information

John J. Hannon attended West Scranton High School for two years and was a molder at Sweets Foundry.

He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Rochester, New York on 26 September 1942.

He was hospitalized in England after being wounded in Normandy for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time. After recovering from his wounds, he rejoined his unit.

The 2nd Battalion on the 401st GIR served as the 3rd Battalion of the 325th GIR, which was a regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - Press and Sun-Bulletin, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Henri Hannon