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Personal info

Full name
DUNCAN, Michael J
Date of birth
1922
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
42079577
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
Illange, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 26 59

Immediate family

Members
Daniel Duncan (father)
Nellie C. Duncan (mother)
Mary Duncan (sister)
Catherine Duncan (sister)
Irene Duncan (sister)
Helen Duncan (sister)
Agnes Duncan (sister)
Rita Duncan (sister)

More information

Pvt Michael J. Duncan attended high school for 4 years and was a machinist before he enlisted in Camp Upton Yaphank, New York on 15 March 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, http://www.90thdivisionassociation.org

Photo source: www.wwiimemorial.com – Mr & Mrs W. Skarren