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Personal info

Full name
GALVIN, Arthur J
Date of birth
1914
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New Jersey
Hometown
Cranford, Union County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32239895
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Arracourt or Bezange La Grande, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 27 45

Immediate family

Members
Edward J. Calvin (father)
Edna (Calvin) Parsell (sister)
Anna (Calvin) Preuss (sister)
Ruth E. (Brandenburg) Galvin (wife)

More information

Pfc Arthur J. Galvin enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 20 February 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Saint James, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-News - 31 October 1944

Photo source:
www.findagrave.com - Silvano Theunissen