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Personal info

Full name
O'CONNOR, John J
Date of birth
16 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33693120
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 September 1944
Place of death
Near Bock, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 2 49

Immediate family

Members
James O’Connor (father)
Esther O’Connor (mother)
James T. O’Connor (brother)

More information

Pfc John J. O'Connor enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 11 June 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966, http://www.historynet.com/the-hurtgen-forest-1944-the-worst-place-of-any.htm

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet