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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 -
Ethnicity
White
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
-
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 graduated from St. Ann's High School in June 1938 and was employed by the Sun Oil Co.He enlisted in Wilkes Barre on 17 June 1942.
His brother James served on Morotai Island, in the Netherlands East Indies. His brother Edward received a medical discharge from the Army in 1943, after 15 months service.
Source of information: Leo Minne, 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