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SHEEHAN, William Vincent - Date of
birth
28 June 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Hudson County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42106845 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Dinslaken, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 9 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Daniel M. Sheehan (father)
Anna (Jennings) Sheehan (mother)
Eleanor Sheehan (sister)
Joseph P. Sheehan (brother)
Agnes Sheehan (sister)
Daniel Sheehan (brother)
Anna Sheehan (sister)
Robert R. Sheehan (brother)
Francis J. Sheehan (brother)
Olive M. (Hinman) Sheehan (wife)
More information
Pfc William V. Sheehan worked as a brakeman at the Penn Railroad Co. before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 25 July 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Davis-DeAngelis-Reynolds-Giusto Family Tree / WWII Draft Cards / 1940 US Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Jersey Journal 18 April 1945