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Personal info

Full name
MAHON, Walter Relyea
Date of birth
24 April 1916
Age
27
Place of birth
Messina, St. Lawrence County, New York
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33026078
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
634th Field Artillery Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
3 April 1944
Place of death
Italy

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 7 11

Immediate family

Members
John G. Mahon (father)
Florence Mahon (mother)
John Mahon (brother)
Eugene Mahon (brother)
Alice Mahon (sister)

More information

Sgt Walter R. Mahon graduated from West Philadelphia High School and was a roofer.

He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 5 February 1941.

His, S/Sgt Eugene F. Mahon, is buried next to him.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 / 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet