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MCELROY, James Joseph - Date of
birth
8 September 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Shelton, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31324646 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
25 October 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 11 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James McElroy (father)
Almea McElroy (mother)
Emily McElroy (sister)
Edward McElroy (brother)
Bernadine McElroy (sister)
More information
Pfc James J. McElroy attended high school for three years and was a shipping clerk employed by the Slim Fit Dress Company before he enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 20 February 1943.In July 1944, in Italy, he was wounded at his finger by artillery shell fragments. In September 1944 he was wounded again by hand grenade fragments and he was discharged from the hospital in October 1944.
He was wounded in action by artillery shell fragments in the abdomen, and later died of those wounds. The exact date when he was wounded and the exact location where he died is not known.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, 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 Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Shelton High School yearbook 1946