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Personal info

Full name
CUNNINGHAM, Joseph M
Date of birth
15 May 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
Hometown
New Haven County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31066454
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
8th Tank Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 September 1944
Place of death
In the area of Château-Salins, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 13 94

Immediate family

Members
Michael Cunningham (father)
Gertrude Cunningham (mother)
Marie G. Cunningham (sister)

More information

Sgt Joseph M. Cunningham enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 19 February 1942.

His initial burial took place on Saint James Permanent Cemetery, Saint James, France.

Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dave Hansen / Name-Enough Memory