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Personal info

Full name
DRONEY, John
Date of birth
19 April 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Clare County, Ireland
Hometown
Seminole County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34976545
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Horbourg Wihr-en-Plaine, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 30 47

Immediate family

Members
Hazel E. Droney (wife)
John E. Droney (son)

More information

Pfc John Droney attended high school for four years and was a salesman employed by L.B. Price Mercantile Co.

He enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 1 April 1944.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his head.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy