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Personal info

Full name
COONEY, Thomas Andrew
Date of birth
28 April 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Munster, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Lilly, Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33247376
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
111th Engineer Combat Battalion,
36th Infantry Division,
1st Platoon
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bruyères, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 29 11

Immediate family

Members
Charles Cooney (father)
Matilda J. (Yingling) Cooney (mother)
Mary M. Cooney (sister)
Charles M. Cooney (brother)
Edna E. Cooney (sister)
James R. Cooney (brother)
Paul A. Cooney (brother)

More information

Pfc Thomas A. Cooney enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 8 July 1942.

The platoon was on a mine sweeping mission when a mine was detonated which in turn exploded several others. Pfc Cooney was seriously wounded and died on route to the hospital.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII 1950-1966 / 111thengaar.pdf / https://36th.id.frb.io
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy" Anderson / Jon Strupp, www.wwiimemorial.com - Paul A. Cooney