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DINNEEN, Walter Joseph - Date of
birth
11 June 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Worcester County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Worcester County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
06136067 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1944 - Place of
death
Schevenhütte, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 53 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter Dinneen (father)
Annette Dinneen (mother)
Annette Dinneen (sister)
Rodney Dinneen (brother)
Francis Dinneen (brother)
Florence Dinneen (sister)
Leona Dinneen (sister)
Catherine Dinneen (sister)
Ruth Dinneen (sister)
Jane Dinneen (sister)
Bernard Dinneen (brother)
Patricia Dinneen (sister)
Paul Dinneen (brother)
Donald Dinneen (brother)
More information
Staff Sergeant Dinneen volunteered for army on 18 October 1935.The citation for his Bronze Star reads as follows: 'By direction of the president, the Bronze Star medal is posthumously awarded to Staff Sergeant Walter J. Dinneen, infantry, for meritorious achievement in connection with military operations from November 9, 1942 to May 12, 1943. The courage, initiative and fidelity with which Sergeant Dinneen performed his duties as assistant gunner of a heavy machinegun squad contributed materially to the battlefield efficiency of his company during the North African campaign'.
Walter Dinneen served in also Sicily. His brother Technical Sergeant Rodney L. Dinneen was killed on August 7, 1943 in the Southwest Pacific area. He is buried at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Fitchburg Sentinel / Family Trees / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, www.archives.gov, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet