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Personal info

Full name
HANLEY, James Warren
Date of birth
16 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33798134
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 October 1944
Place of death
Near Schevenhutte, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 3 71

Immediate family

Members
Patrick C. McMonigle (foster father)
Sarah (Brogan) McMonigle (foster mother)

More information

Pfc James W. Hanley enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 8 September 1943.

He attended high school for 1 year and was a clerk at the Atlantic and Pacific store before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Card, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet