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Personal info

Full name
RENEHAN, John M
Date of birth
25 June 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32311937
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Michael Renehan (father)
Mary Renehan (mother)
Mary M. Renehan (sister)

More information

Pfc John M. Renehan enlisted on 9 April 1942 at Fort Jay, New York.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, WWIIMemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Draft Card, www.bklyn.newspaper.com - Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Photo source: FOHF, www.findagrave.com