Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
MAHONEY, Howard J - Date of
birth
20 February 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Henry County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Shelby County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15046676 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 February 1945 - Place of
death
Harperscheid, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 13 | 61 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles W. Mahoney (father)
Mabel C. (Kalusy) Mahoney (mother)
Boyd L. Mahoney (brother)
Martha S. Mohoney (sister)
Marie Mahoney (wife)
More information
Cpl Howard J. Mahoney worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Knox, Kentucky on 10 October 1940.His brother Boyd is buried at Epinal American Cemetery.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – various family trees, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal