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KELLY, Roger Michael - Date of
birth
1 November 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36321123 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
20 September 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 4 | 15 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Michael J. Kelly (father)
Nellie (Tichellvan) Kelly (mother)
Donald Kelly (brother)
More information
Sgt Roger M. Kelly enlisted at Camp Grant, Illinois on 23 February 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1920 Census / Cook County, Illinois Birth Certificates Index
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet