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Personal info

Full name
KOOHY, Samuel
Date of birth
21 June 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31161545
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 March 1945
Place of death
Königsdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 1 30

Immediate family

Members
Joseph J. Koohy (father)
Emma Koohy (mother)
John J. Koohy (brother)
Stillborn M. Koohy (brother)
Ruth Koohy (sister)
Danud Koohy (brother)
George Koohy (brother)
Helen Koohy (sister)

More information

Pfc Samuel Koohy attended high school for four years and was employed by the Talbot Drug Store.

He enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 18 August 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, 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 / Koohy Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Phillipet, Dan Sheahan, Reference Staff Fall River Main Library - Herald News - 15 March 1945