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Personal info

Full name
O'MALLEY, John J
Date of birth
May 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33597580
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
12 January 1945
Place of death
Near Flamierge, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 10 46

Immediate family

Members
John O’Malley (father)
Sophie V. O’Malley (mother)
William F. O’Malley (brother)
Thomas O’Malley (brother)
Joseph O’Malley (brother)
Frederick O’Malley (brother)
Richard E. O’Malley (brother)
Dolores O’Malley (sister)

More information

Pvt John J. O’Malley was a mechanic and repairman before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 1 April 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of 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 / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII / 1930/1940 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us

Photo source: Peter Schouteten