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Personal info

Full name
CORCORAN, John Patrick
Date of birth
16 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Hometown
Douglas County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37482605
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
3rd Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

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

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 3 13

Immediate family

Members
William A. Corcoran (father)
Mary (Glavin) Corcoran (mother)
William F. Corcoran (brother)
Mary Corcoran (sister)
Helen Corcoran (sister)
James Corcoran (brother)
Patricia Corcoran (sister)

More information

Pvt John P. Corcoran graduated from South High School and was employed by the Cudahy Packing Company.

He enlisted in July 1943.

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

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree / 1940 Census / WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Kim, Colleen and Daniel Corcoran