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Personal info

Full name
HANLON, James Joseph
Date of birth
31 January 1923
Age
22
Place of birth
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33813579
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
14 February 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 15 6

Immediate family

Members
Jeremiah J. Hanlon (father)
Anna E. Hanlon (mother)
John F. Hanlon (brother)
Gertrude V. Hanlon (sister)
Francis X. Hanlon (brother)
Kathleen Hanlon (sister)

More information

Pvt James J. Hanlon graduated from Northeast Catholic High School in 1941 and was employed by the US Department of Agriculture.

He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 17 July 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.87thinfantrydivision.com/Home.shtml, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Northeast Catholic High School 1941