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Personal info

Full name
KIERNAN, William Joseph
Date of birth
10 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Dublin, Ireland
Hometown
New York, New York County, New York

Military service

Service number
32903440
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vic-sur-Seille, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 5 26

Immediate family

Members
James A. Kiernan (father)
Esther (Barret) Kiernan (mother)
Nora Kiernan (sister)
Mary T. Kiernan (sister)
Jane Kiernan (sister)

More information

Sgt William J. Kiernan was employed at the Cosmetics Incorporation before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 6 May 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his chest and shoulder.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / McDonald Family Tree / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division / 1946 WWII Casualty Report

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