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Personal info

Full name
KIRWAN, James Edward Jr "Jimmy"
Date of birth
18 January 1911
Age
34
Place of birth
Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33602583
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
395th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Remagen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 3 38

Immediate family

Members
James E. Kirwan (father)
Nora Kirwan (mother)
Eleanor Kirwan (sister)
Richard Kirwan (brother)
Mirian Kirwan (sister)
Robert Kirwan (brother)
Hilda J. (Leljedal) Kirwan (wife)
William E. Kirwan (son)

More information

Pfc James E. Kirwan Jr. graduated from St. Agnes High School. He played basketball and softball and operated a florist business.

He enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 1 April 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Evening Times

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet