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MALLOY, John Emmett - Date of
birth
3 March 1921 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Freeland, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Freeland, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33346436 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 March 1945 - Place of
death
At the Autobahn southeast of Overbruch - Vier Linden, near Sterkrade, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 15 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
James V. Malloy (father)
Catherine O'Donnell) Malloy (mother)
Paul Malloy (brother)
Edward Malloy (brother)
James L. Malloy (brother)
Anna Malloy (sister)
Mary Malloy (sister)
Gerald Malloy (brother)
More information
T/Sgt John E. Malloy enlisted in Wilkes Barre on 17 June 1942, with a District Ten group and trained at Camp Pickett in Virginia, Camp Blanding in Florida and was on maneuvers in Tennessee and Arizona, before going to Camp Phillips, Kansas, from where his division went to England in April.He was born in Freeland and spent all his life on the North Side. He was graduated from St. Ann's High School in June, 1938, and was employed as a clerk at the Freeland A & P Market before going to Chester early in 1942 to work for the Sun Oil Co.
He was a member of St. Ann's R.C. church, Freeland, and of the Catholic Youth Organization.
A brother, Cpl James Malloy was a member of the 31st Infantry Division and served on Morotai Island, Netherlands East Indies. His brother, Edward, received a medical discharge from the Army in 1943, after 15 months services. Another brother, Paul, preceded him in death March 26th, 1940.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com , www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Plain Speaker
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Plain Speaker