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MONAGHAN, Joseph Anthony - Date of
birth
14 December 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Baltimore, Maryland -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33063113 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
31 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Weppeler, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 6 | 23 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph S. Monaghan (father)
Nellie V. (Connolly) Monaghan (mother)
Lawrence Monaghan (brother)
John C. Monaghan (brother)
Mary C. Monaghan (sister)
Bernard G. Monaghan (brother)
More information
T/5 Joseph A. Monaghan attended high school for 1 year and was a checker before he enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 25 June 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen - Company's / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Scott Monaghan Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Scott Monaghan