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Personal info

Full name
HULBOY, John Joseph
Date of birth
27 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33426488
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 March 1945
Place of death
Near Merzig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Stephen Hulboy (father)
Mary J. Hulboy (mother)
Joseph Hulboy (brother)
Rose Hulboy (sister)
Stephen Hulboy (brother)
Charley Hulboy (brother)
Stanley Hulboy (brother)

More information

Pfc John J. Hulboy attended high school for three years and was employed at the Newspaper Business The Sun Tele Press before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 16 February 1943. He was sent overseas in September 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press 19 April 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press 19 April 1945