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MULROONEY, Joseph Thomas - Date of
birth
12 January 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Orange, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31233818 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Forêt-de-Parroy, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 19 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
James Mulrooney (father)
Charlotte A. (Cottam) Mulrooney (mother)
James J. Mulrooney (brother)
Edward Mulrooney (brother)
Mary Mulrooney (sister)
Francis Mulrooney (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Joseph T. Mulrooney attended high school for two years and was employed at the Cliffords Grocery Store before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 17 November 1942.He was killed by small arms fire in his chest.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Brown Bradshaw and Allied Families, Combat History 79th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy