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COVENEY, Byron Timothy - Date of
birth
2 August 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36976341 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 March 1945 - Place of
death
Moers, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 14 | 8 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Timothy J. Coveney (father)
Mary J. (Brown) Coveney (mother)
Dorothy Coveney (sister)
Francis Coveney (brother)
Marion Coveney (sister)
Lloyd Coveney (brother)
Paul E. Coveney (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Byron T. Coveney enlisted on 4 May 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, 1930/1940 Census, Cook County Illinois Birth Index, www.newspapers.com - Chicago Daily Tribune
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Family collection - courtesy of Ada Bootsman-Endendijk