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Personal info

Full name
CAFFREY, John Reese
Date of birth
6 January 1913
Age
32
Place of birth
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
Hometown
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31412278
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 March 1945
Place of death
Near Bergkirchen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 20 48

Immediate family

Members
Thomas F. Caffrey (father)
Margaret (Reese) Caffrey (mother)
Thomas F. Caffrey Jr. (brother)
Harold F. Caffrey (brother)
Marguerite O. Caffrey (sister)
Lena M. (Copes) Caffrey (wife)
Richard J. Caffrey (son)
Cynthia Caffrey (daughter)

More information

Pfc John R. Caffrey was employed at the American Metal Hose before he enlisted in New Haven, Connecticut on 21 July 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Megan Finn Family Tree, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division
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