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Personal info

Full name
FLANAGAN, Joseph Francis
Date of birth
10 March 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31236921
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Le Tholy-Gérardmer, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 42 38

Immediate family

Members
Geo P. Flanagan (father)
Ellen M. (Long) Flanagan (mother)
John J. Flanagan (brother)
William D. Flanagan (brother)
George V. Flanagan (brother)
Mary Flanagan (sister)
Ellen M. Flanagan (sister)
Dorothy A. Flanagan (sister)

More information

Pfc Joseph F. Flanagan was a painter, employed by the SS. Pierce Co.
He enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 28 November 1942.
He was killed in action by small arms fire in his leg.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Carol Young