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Personal info

Full name
MCNIFF, Joseph Patrick
Date of birth
17 February 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York City, New York

Military service

Service number
42132915
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 2 20

Immediate family

Members
John McNiff (father)
Anna McNiff (mother)
John McNiff (brother)
Helen McNiff (sister)
James McNiff (brother)
Ruth T. (Craig) McNiff (wife)

More information

Pvt Joseph P. McNiff enlisted at Camp Upton, New York on 1 May 1944.

He was married to Ruth Teresa Craig on 23 September 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / New York Marriage License Index 1907-2018 / New York Birth Index

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