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Personal info

Full name
FAHEY, John James
Date of birth
17 February 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey
Hometown
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32919461
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Saint-Nabord, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 24 29

Immediate family

Members
James A. Fahey (father)
Mary (Ronan) Fahey (mother)
Margaret Fahey (sister)
Anna Fahey (sister)
Bartholomew J. Fahey (brother)

More information

Pfc John J. Fahey enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 30 April 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / 141aar-June-to-September-1944.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy" Anderson