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Personal info

Full name
HALLORAN, William Francis
Date of birth
26 December 1918
Age
25
Place of birth
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32257356
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
C Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Jouy-aux-Arches, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Martin Halloran (father)
Bridget (Diskin) Halloran (mother)
Mary Halloran (sister)
Joseph J. Halloran (brother)
Catherine Halloran (sister)

More information

Pfc William F. Halloran enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 13 March 1942.

He was killed by shell fragments.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / North Carolina Birth Indexes 1800-2000, https://www.7tharmddiv.org

Photo source:
https://www.7tharmddiv.org - Trish Tweedley (niece)