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NOLAN, Joseph P - Date of
birth
1916 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42053500 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Flamierge, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 10 | 74 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Mary C. Nolan (mother)
James Nolan (brother)
John Nolan (brother)
More information
Pvt Joseph P. Nolan enlisted in New York City, New York on 12 November 1943.He attended high school for 3 years and was a bookkeeper before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery 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 / 1940 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten