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Personal info

Full name
BEAGAN, Joseph Edward
Date of birth
13 May 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32518227
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 July 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pont-Hébert, north of Saint-Lô, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 11 73

Immediate family

Members
Peter W. Beagan (father)
Mary F. Beagan (mother)
Mary A. Beagan (sister)
Peter W. Beagan Jr. (brother)
John Beagan (brother)
Ruth Beagan (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Joseph E. Beagan graduated from St. Augustine High School.

He enlisted on 2 October 1942 at Fort Jay, New York

S/Sgt Beagan was kiled by shrapnel and initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in La Cambe, France on 15 July 1944.

At the request of his family he was buried next to his brother 1st Lt Peter W. Beagan Jr. on 25 October 1948.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Records, www.members.tripod.com, http://www.oldhickory30th.com - After Action Reports 1 - 31 July 1944, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspaper.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, IDPF

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet