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Personal info

Full name
MONAHAN, Francis John
Date of birth
10 January 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
St. Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
St. Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33833816
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 November 1944
Place of death
Montdidier, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 22 29

Immediate family

Members
James F. Monahan (father)
Mary E. (Jones) Monahan (mother)

More information

Pvt Francis J. Monahan attended high school for four years before he enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 27 October 1943.

He was killed by small arms fire in his chest.

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 / Reese Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division

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