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Personal info

Full name
KELLY, David D
Date of birth
18 February 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Jersey City, New Jersey
Hometown
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
O1285955
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 December 1944
Place of death
Near Scheibenhardt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 44 11

Immediate family

Members
John P. Kelly (father)
Catherine (Sweeney) Kelly (mother)
Mary Kelly (sister)
Wilfred Kelly (brother)
Veronica Kelly (sister)
John Kelly (brother)
Frances Kelly (sister)
Gerard Kelly (brother)

More information

1st Lt David D. Kelly attended high school for one year and was a clerk before he volunteered for the Army of the United States at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 14 January 1941.

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 Census, Combat History 79th Infantry Division
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