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SWEENEY, Edward Joseph - Date of
birth
1 August 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Hudson County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42104440 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bickerath, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 11 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward Sweeney (father)
Katherine I. (McNeel) Sweeney (mother)
Marion Sweeney (sister)
Jeane Sweeney (sister)
Clare Sweeney (sister)
More information
Pfc Edward J. Sweeney enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 17 January 1944.He attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Block PP, Row 5, Grave 95.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com - James L. Cooper, Richard Blunk, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Bayonne Times, January 6,1945