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SHEA, Frank Loring Jr "Sonny" - Date of
birth
11 November 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Wollaston, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20123461 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
466th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Hamminkeln-Wesel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 19 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank L. Shea Sr. (father)
Grace L. (Stevens) Shea (mother)
Theodore R. Shea (brother)
Dorothy V. Shea (sister)
Henry H. Shea (brother)
Elizabeth Shea (sister)
William K. Porter (stepbrother)
Helen Porter (stepsister)
Shirley T. (Ried) Shea (wife)
More information
Pfc Frank L. Shea Jr. joined the National Guard in Boston, Massachusetts on 16 January 1941.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc,gov, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Tom Verheijden, The Nieces and Nephews, Peggy Heijnen Veldman