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Personal info

Full name
DEGAN, Edward Joseph Jr
Date of birth
20 December 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York

Military service

Service number
O-435378
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 December 1944
Place of death
Erching, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 22 7

Immediate family

Members
Edward J. Degan (father)
Anna R. (Green) Degan (mother)
Audrey R. Degan (sister)
Eugene B. Degan (brother)
Gerard R. Degan (brother)
Elaine Degan (sister)
John R. Degan (brother)
George E. Degan (brother)

More information

1st Lt Edward J. Degan Jr. was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
He is remembered at the cemetery in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Michael Filipiak Family Tree / 1930 Census, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – djee, www.ancestry.com – Mikeflip