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Personal info

Full name
FINIGAN, William Thomas
Date of birth
16 July 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
34005253
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
420th Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 April 1945
Place of death
Near Heilbronn, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 34 22

Immediate family

Members
William T. Finigan (father)
Laura (O’Leary) Finigan (mother)
Emily A. Finigan (sister)
John W. Finigan (brother)
James P. Finigan (brother)
Mary R. Finigan (sister)
Francis L. Finigan (brother)

More information

Pfc William T. Finigan attended high school for two years before he enlisted in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on 8 January 1941.
He died from areal bomb fragments on the head and face.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Coyle Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com, www.10tharmored.com
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