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Personal info

Full name
REILLY, John J
Date of birth
1923
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New Jersey
Hometown
Passaic County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
12051545
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 January 1945
Place of death
Near Winseler, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 7 57

Immediate family

Members
William Reilly (father)
Ellen (Sullivan) Reilly (mother)
Mary S. Reilly (sister)
William Reilly (brother)

More information

Pvt John J. Reilly was a cook before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Newark, New Jersey on 4 March 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record

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