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Personal info

Full name
REILLY, Francis Allen
Date of birth
20 June 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Upper Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13154737
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 January 1945
Place of death
Hatten, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Joseph A. Reilly (father)
Edna V. (Hope) Reilly (mother)
Joseph H. Reilly (brother)
Virginia M. Reilly (sister)
Betty Reilly (sister)

More information

Pfc Francis A. Reilly attended high school for one year and was employed at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 27 November 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / AAA Hangliter Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - R & S