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Personal info

Full name
CORCORAN, John Lucien
Date of birth
30 October 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut
Hometown
Dayville, Windham County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31468260
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Merscheid-Hoscheid, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 6 49

Immediate family

Members
James J. Corcoran (father)
Anita M. (Billings) Corcoran (mother)
Anita C. Corcoran (sister)
Dorothy C. Corcoran (sister)
Joana Corcoran (sister)
Evelin Corcoran (sister)
Raymond Corcoran (brother)
Jacquale Corcoran (sister)
Gladys M. (Turner) Corcoran (wife)
Patricia Corcoran (daughter)
Jeri Corcoran (daughter)

More information

Pfc John L. Corcoran enlisted at Ft. Devens, Massachusetts on 26 May 1944.
He was a chauffeur before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Brown Turner Family Tree / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery