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CLANCY, Philip J - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31306241 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 December 1944 - Place of
death
North of Strasbourg, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 30 | 36 |
Immediate family
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Members
James C. Clancy (father)
Katherine Clancy (mother)
Marion Clancy (sister)
John Clancy (brother)
More information
Pvt Philip J. Clancy enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 25 March 1943.He attended high school for 4 years and was a machinist apprentice before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Hochfelden, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – VFW Post 816, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org
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