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FLAHERTY, Edmund Michael Jr - Date of
birth
3 July 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Worchester, Worchester County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42080766 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bruyères, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 10 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edmund M. Flaherty (father)
Anne K. (Doyle) Flaherty (mother)
Mary A. Flaherty (sister)
John E. Flaherty (brother)
Catherine E. Flaherty (sister)
Anne D. Flaherty (sister)
James Flaherty (brother)
More information
Pfc Edmund M. Flaherty Jr. enlisted in Camden, New Jersey on 18 November 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 / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / 143rd-October-1944-to-end.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy" Anderson, www.newspapers.com - The News Journal 13 November 1944, Delaware Public Archives