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Personal info

Full name
DUFFY, Edward F
Date of birth
15 February 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36688109
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 September 1944
Place of death
Near Grammont, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 8 28

Immediate family

Members
Edward B. Duffy (father)
Margret (Rosella) Duffy (mother)
Edgar L. Duffy (brother)
Charles E. Duffy (brother)
John D. Duffy (brother)
Marianne L. (Nelson) Duffy (wife)
Edward Duffy (son)
Lena M. Duffy (daughter)
Patrick H. Duffy (son)

More information

Pvt Edward F. Duffy was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Saint-Juan, France.

His brother, 1Lt John D. Duffy, was also Killed In Action during the war and is interred next to him.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Stephens Tree, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy