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Personal info

Full name
O'REILLY, John Sheridan
Date of birth
20 January 1920
Age
25
Place of birth
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York City, New York

Military service

Service number
O1313038
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Neuendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 16 46

Immediate family

Members
John J. O'Reilly (father)
Anna M. O'Reilly (mother)
Anna K. O'Reilly (sister)
Gertrude E. O'Reilly (sister)
Frances O'Reilly (sister)

More information

1st Lt John S. O'Reilly enlisted at Camp Upton Yaphank, New York on 28 January 1942.
He was an office clerk before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.com – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave – Des Philippet