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Personal info

Full name
GILROY, Edward Joseph
Date of birth
26 November 1907
Age
36
Place of birth
Avoca, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Avoca, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33354620
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Morville-sur-Seille, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 29 1

Immediate family

Members
Martin Gilroy (father)
Mary Gilroy (mother)
John Gilroy (brother)
Michael Gilroy (brother)
Mary Gilroy (sister)
Joseph Gilroy (brother)
Martin Gilroy (brother)
Cathryn Gilroy (sister)
Margaret Gilroy (sister)

More information

Pvt Edward J. Gilroy attended high school for three years before he enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 22 September 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
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