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Personal info

Full name
KELLEY, Harvey J
Date of birth
30 November 1916
Age
27
Place of birth
Nanty Glo, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33846292
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pournoy-la-Chétive, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 26 21

Immediate family

Members
George M. Kelley (father)
Susie (McCracken) Kelley (mother)
Mary Kelley (sister)
Ralph Kelley (brother)
Mary M. (Boring) Kelley (wife)
James F. Kelley (son)

More information

Pvt. Harvey J. Kelley enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 17 March 1944.

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

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930 Census / kba gedcom Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application, www.findagrave.com, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

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