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Personal info

Full name
MEEHAN, John Joseph
Date of birth
26 April 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Rathdowney, Queens, Ireland
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
6713338
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 February 1945
Place of death
Urftallsperre dam, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 11 26

Immediate family

Members
Jeremiah Meehan (father)
Mary (Hennessey) Meehan (mother)
Mary A. Meehan (sister)
Patrick Meehan (brother)
Michael Meehan (brother)
Ellen Meehan (sister)
William Meehan (brother)
Jeremiah Meehan (brother)
Kathleen Meehan (sister)
James Meehan (brother)
Patricia (Kelly) Meehan (wife)
Gerald Meehan (son)
John Meehan (son)

More information

Pvt John J. Meehan emigrated to the United States, sailing with the vessel S.S. Baltic on 19 August 1929, arriving in New York City.

He joined the Regular Army on 27 October 1932 and was honorably discharged 10 December 1934. He re-entered the service on 7 April 1944 at Camp Upton, New York.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - John Meehan, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree / Naturalization Record, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Naturalization Record