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Personal info

Full name
GALLAGHER, Cornelius Joseph Jr
Date of birth
1 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33586443
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
71st Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 November 1944
Place of death
Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Cornelius J. Gallagher (father)
Anna A. (Lavin) Gallagher (mother)
Miriam Gallagher (sister)
Gabrielle Gallagher (sister)
Clare Gallagher (sister)

More information

Pfc Cornelius J. Gallagher Jr. attended high school for three years and was a mail carrier before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 20 February 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Philadelphia Inquirer 25 December 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - R & S