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MOLLOY, Joseph Mcchesney - Date of
birth
18 June 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Washington, District of Columbia -
Hometown
Washington, District of Columbia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33742080 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 September 1944 - Place of
death
Besançon, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 37 | 34 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph N. Molloy (father)
Blanche V. (Brown) Molloy (mother)
William E. Molloy (brother)
Margaret E. (Brown) Molloy (wife)
More information
Pvt Joseph M. Molloy was a clerk before he enlisted at Fort Myer, Virginia on 24 May 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Saint-Juan, France.
On one of the pictures his nephew Bill Molloy poses at this uncle’s grave.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Bill Molloy (nephew), www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Gilley DeShazo Brown Brady Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Bill Molloy (nephew)