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Personal info

Full name
CONNOLLY, Henry Joseph
Date of birth
12 October 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Michigan
Hometown
Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36102378
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 March 1945
Place of death
Near Mühlheim am Main, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 24 25

Immediate family

Members
Daniel M. Connolly (father)
Katherine A. (Kennedy) Connolly (mother) Margaret V. Connolly (sister)
Thomas Connolly (brother)
Daniel Connolly (brother)
Venora E. Connolly (sister)
Catherine A. Connolly (sister)
William F. Connolly (brother)
Marion T. Connolly (sister)
Corinne P. Connolly (sister)
Eugenia B. Connolly (sister)
Dolores R. Connolly (sister)
Gertrude K. (Strenk) Connolly (wife)
Joseph Connolly (son)
Nancy Connolly (daughter)

More information

Henry Connolly enlisted in February 1941 and was overseas for two months when he was killed.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Michigan Marriage Records / 1930 Census / Miller Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, The Detroit News - 13 May 1945