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Personal info

Full name
HEALION, Arthur James
Date of birth
14 May 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
32806100
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
701st Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kleingladbach-Ederen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Michael J. Healion (father)
Mary C. Healion (mother)
William F. Healion (brother)
Michael J. Healion (brother)
Helen (Coleman) Healion (wife)

More information

T/5 Arthur J. Healion graduated from Manual Training High School. He was employed by the New York Edison Company.

He enlisted in New York City, New York on 15 February 1943 and was sent overseas in April 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 / 1940 Census - http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 701st Tank Battalion, www.newspapers.com - The Brookly Daily Eagle, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Brookly Daily Eagle