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HEFFRON, Francis C - Date of
birth
12 June 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Thomaston, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33617948 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Elsenborn, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 44 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Martin Heffron (father)
Ellen N. (Craney) Heffron (mother)
Martin Heffron (brother)
James Heffron (brother)
Joseph Heffron (brother)
Madeline Heffron (sister)
Helen Heffron (sister)
Dorothy Heffron (sister)
Teresa Heffron (sister)
Edward Heffron (brother)
Marie Heffron (sister)
Celestine Heffron (sister)
More information
Pfc Francis C. Heffron enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 27 February 1943.He attended high school for 2 years and was a miner before he enlisted.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930/1940 Census / Schuykill County Genealogy, Combat Chronicle, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Pottsville Republican - 14 August 1943