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SHANAHAN, Paul Francis - Date of
birth
3 December 1915 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11048296 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
22 September 1944 - Place of
death
Siegfried Line, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 11 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
William J. Shanahan (father)
Mary T. (McCarthy) Shanahan (mother)
Blanche D. Shanahan (sister)
William J. Shanahan (brother)
Eleanor M. Shanahan (sister)
Joan Shanahan (sister)
Mary T. Shanahan (sister)
Thomas A. M. Shanahan (brother)
Doris M. (Noonan) Shanahan (wife)
William J. Shanahan (son)
More information
Pfc Paul Shanahan was a driver before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Boston, Massachusetts on 23 February 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / EbenTownes Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com