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Personal info

Full name
GREEGAN, Martin E
Date of birth
14 October 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32975617
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
291st Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
St. Vith, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 8 52

Immediate family

Members
Martin E. Greegan (father)
Mary L. Greegan (mother)
Louisa A. Greegan (sister)
Cecelia A. Greegan (sister)
Virginia R. Greegan (sister)

More information

Martin E. Greegan graduated from St. Augustine's High School and attended Fordham University

He enlisted in New York City, New York on 28 June 1943 and was sent overseas in October 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Erwin Derhaag, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Grace Everding, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#3, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.wwiimemorial.com - Grace Everding,
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York)