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TWOMEY, Gerard North - Date of
birth
27 May 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11131783 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 November 1944 - Place of
death
Pfaffenhoffen, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 15 | 60 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jeremiah J. Twomey (father)
Hilda D. (North) Twomey (mother)
Madge M. Twomey (sister)
Mavis G. Twomey (sister)
More information
Pfc Gerard N. Twomey attended 1 years of college before he joined the Regular Army in Boston, Massachusetts on 18 May 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Mavis Twomey Cox, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / North Family Tree / 1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Don J, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks Andover Massachusetts