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Personal info

Full name
O'LAUGHLIN, James F
Date of birth
30 January 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Mahoning Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
07026043
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
326th Airborne Engineer Battalion,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 2 14

Immediate family

Members
William L. O'Laughlin (father)
Ruby I. (Furlong) O'Laughlin (mother)
William B. O'Laughlin (brother)
Mary A. O'Laughlin (sister)
Helen (Swartzlander) O'Laughlin (wife)

More information

Sgt James O'Laughlin joiined the Regular Army on 18 June 1940 and volunteered for the paratroopers on 28 September 1942. He was sent overseas on 1 September 1943 and later took part in the invasion of Normandy, France.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Son, the Netherlands.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / New Castle News 4 October 1944 / Veteran Compensation Application File / Headstone and Interment Record, www.ww2-airborne.us

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred - Joel Frampton Gilfert