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Personal info

Full name
O'MALLEY, John Francis
Date of birth
26 June 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31426380
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 December 1944
Place of death
Hill 375, Grosshau, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 15 8

Immediate family

Members
Thomas O'Malley (father)
Julia O'Malley (mother)
Anthony J. O'Malley (brother)
Mary O'Malley (sister)
Thomas F. O'Malley (brother)
Agnes J. O'Malley (sister)
Catherine M. O'Malley (sister)
Robert M. O'Malley (brother)

More information

Pfc John F. O'Malley joined his unit from the 48th Replacement Battalion on 24 July 1944.

He was promoted the private first class on 8 October 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, CWGC/ABMC, www.findagrave.com, www.83rdinfdivdocs.org, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten