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FOODY, Francis George - Date of
birth
28 November 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13077808 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
10 November 1944 - Place of
death
Château-Salins, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 17 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas J. Foody (father)
Mary R. (Smyth) Foody (mother)
Margaret M. Foody (sister)
Kathryn M. Foody (sister)
Thomas J. Foody Jr. (brother)
Hannah Foody (sister)
Paul J. Foody (brother)
Joseph F. Foody (brother)
Edward J. Foody (brother)
Mary R. Foody (sister)
Helen T. Foody (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Francis G. Foody attended high school for four years and was employed at the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 7 April 1942.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his leg.
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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Wallerich Allen Family Tree / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com - LilaTopaz, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - a2