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Personal info

Full name
MORAN, Joseph William
Date of birth
15 December 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York
Hometown
Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York

Military service

Service number
O1318687
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 November 1944
Place of death
Koecking Woods, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 14 29

Immediate family

Members
Marie B. Moran (sister)
Cathleen A. Moran (sister)
John T. Moran (brother)
James M. Moran (brother)

More information

2nd Lt Joseph W. Moran attended college for one year before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in New York City, New York on 22 June 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, 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 / 1940 Census, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division

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