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Personal info

Full name
MAHONEY, Michael J
Date of birth
30 January 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13132858
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
23 September 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 11 10

Immediate family

Members
Michael Mahoney (father)
Margaret E. Mahoney (mother)
Thomas D. Mahoney (brother)
Anna M. Mahoney (sister)
Eleanor Mahoney (sister)

More information

Michael J. Mahoney attended South Hills High School for three years.

He enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 13 February 1943.

He landed in Sicily on 24 July 1943 and fought with his unit until his death.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://9thinfantrydivision.net, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press