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Personal info

Full name
MONAGHAN, Arthur A
Date of birth
7 September 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Whitneyville, Washington County, Maine
Hometown
Whitneyville, Washington County, Maine

Military service

Service number
31466855
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 December 1944
Place of death
Near Kaundorf, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 8 16

Immediate family

Members
James A. Monaghan (father)
Addie M. (Bagley) Monaghan (mother)
James W. Monaghan (brother)
Helen L. (Gardner) Monaghan (wife)

More information

Pfc Arthur A. Monaghan was a driver before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 8 May 1944.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments to the back.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand-Failly, 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 / Paul R. Kirk Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Bevil Cohn