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Personal info

Full name
MALEY, John Alexander
Date of birth
1 August 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Ambrust, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33393882
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
55th Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 February 1945
Place of death
Herzfeld, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 12 10

Immediate family

Members
William D. Maley (father)
Elizabeth M. Maley (mother)
Charles W. Maley (brother)
Clara E. Maley (sister)
Margaret C. Maley (sister)
Alice M. Maley (sister)
James E. Maley (brother)
Jean M. Maley (wife)

More information

Pvt John A. Maley enlisted in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on 29 October 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.11tharmoreddivision.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten