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KIERNAN, Joseph Francis Jr - Date of
birth
5 July 1906 -
Age
38 - Place of
birth
Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Hudson County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32569415 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near north of Dinant, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 15 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph F. Kiernan (father)
Lillie Kiernan (mother)
Catherine Kiernan (sister)
Barbara M. Kiernan (sister)
Lillian V. Kiernan (sister)
Rose M. Kiernan (sister)
Dorothia H. Kiernan (sister)
More information
Pfc Joseph F. Kiernan Jr. was a shipping and receiving clerk before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 24 October 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young men / 1930 Census, http://9thinfantrydivision.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet