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Personal info

Full name
HOLLERAN, Francis Louis
Date of birth
8 April 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Hometown
Virginia Park, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36882691
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Mortagne-Les Rouges Eaux, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 17 66

Immediate family

Members
Anthony A. Holleran (father)
Rose M. Holleran (mother)
Anthony U. Holleran (brother)
Michael X. Holleran (brother)
Lucille A. Holleran (sister)
Lucille (White) Holleran (wife)

More information

Pvt Francis L. Holleran was a telephone operator, employed by the Michigan Reformatory Institution, before he enlisted on 5 August 1942.

He was married to Lucille White on 17 March 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admision Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy