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Personal info

Full name
SHERIDAN, David L
Date of birth
31 January 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Bronx, New York City, New York
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York

Military service

Service number
01062633
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Platoon Commander
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division,
1st Platoon
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 December 1944
Place of death
Lucherberch, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 15 3

Immediate family

Members
Sarsfield J. Sheridan (father)
Elizabeth L. (Mulligan) Sheridan (mother)
Francis Sheridan (brother)
Rosemary Sheridan (sister)
Martha E. Sheridan (sister)

More information

2nd Lt David L. Sheridan graduated from the University of Maryland on 30 May 1942.

He enlisted at Fort Jay, New York on 30 June 1942. He was attached to an anti-aircraft unit for a time, but was later transferred to the infantry.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Cazassa Family Tree / 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet