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MCNERNEY, Edward James - Date of
birth
22 February 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31272126 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Wardin, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 15 | 39 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Paul E. McNerney (father)
Rose J. (Pecorado) McNerney (mother)
Dorothy McNerney (sister)
Helen K. (Molher) McNerney (wife)
More information
Pfc Edward J. McNerney attended high school for two years and was a machinist apprentice before he enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 1 December 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / New Hampshire Marriage Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, www.super6th.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten