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Personal info

Full name
DUFFY, Joseph M
Date of birth
22 April 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
O-1017852
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
Near Beek, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 5 7

Immediate family

Members
Stephen Duffy (father)
Bridget (Glynn) Duffy (mother)
Mary A. Duffy (sister)
John J. Duffy (brother)
William A. Duffy (brother)
Ellen Duffy (sister)
Margareth Duffy (sister)
James Duffy (brother)
Elizabeth (Mudroch) Duffy (wife)

More information

2nd Lt Joseph M. Duffy was killed by a sniper.

He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, The Netherlands.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.marketgarden.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, William H. Wulf