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CALLAHAN, George Spurgeon - Date of
birth
19 March 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36765523 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 January 1945 - Place of
death
Hatten, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
George H. Callahan (father)
Bessie P. (DeMarcus) Callahan (mother)
Dorothy K. Callahan (sister)
More information
Pfc George S. Callahan was employed at Roseland Hardware Company.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Cook County Illinois Birth Index, www.findagrave.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Have Paws will travel