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Personal info

Full name
DURNEY, Gerard James
Date of birth
8 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32649059
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
Winden-Kreuzau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 11 14

Immediate family

Members
James P. Durney (father)
Bessie Durney (mother)
Edwin Durney (brother)

More information

Pvt Gerard J. Durney enlisted in New York City, New York on 30 November 1942 and trained at Camp Upton and Camp Bowie in Texas.

He joined his unit from the 92nd Replacement Battalion on 21 December 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1925 Census, www.archives.gov, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Eagle

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Eagle