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Personal info

Full name
CORRIGAN, David Wallace
Date of birth
21 January 1922
Age
23
Place of birth
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
16133432
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
259th Infantry Regiment,
65th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 April 1945
Place of death
Bad Langensalza, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 13 21

Immediate family

Members
Daniel Corrigan (father)
Elizabeth Corrigan (mother)
Robert Corrigan (brother)
Daniel C. Corrigan (brother)
Patrick Corrigan (brother)
John Corrigan (brother)

More information

Pvt. David W. Corrigan graduated from the Oconomowoc High School in 1939 where he was a member of the band, orchestra and choir.

The picture was taken in high school in 1939.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.65thdiv.com

Photo source: http://www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Oconomowoc Library - Oconomowoc High School yearbook, 1939