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Personal info

Full name
DUFFY, Underwood
Date of birth
2 February 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Mauch Chunk, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33827206
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 December 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 18 30

Immediate family

Members
Walter J. Duffy (father)
Imogene (Underwood) Duffy (mother)
Walter J. Duffy (brother)
Kevin Duffy (brother)
Eugene E. Duffy (brother)
Royce E. Duffy (brother)
Edgar P. Duffy (brother)
Arlene E. (Beers) Duffy (wife)

More information

Pfc Underwood Duffy enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 11 January 1943 and received his basic training at Camp Haan, Calif., and Camp Carson, Colorado Springs, and went overseas in August. He saw service in England, France, Luxembourg and Germany.
He was employed by the Bethlehem Steel Co. before entering the service.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Applications WWII / WWII Enlistment Record, www.newspapers.com - Mauch Chunk Times-News

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Mauch Chunk Times-News