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Personal info

Full name
GANNON, William John
Date of birth
16 February 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36341478
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Ammunition Bearer
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
5 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kreuzrath-Birgden-Hattenrath, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 43 40

Immediate family

Members
William P. Gannon (father)
Hazel Gannon (mother)
Earl Gannon (brother)
John Gannon (brother)
Evelyn Gannon (sister)

More information

Pfc William J. Gannon enlisted on 22 May 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. He was employed as a pressman by The Tribune.

He joined his unit from Replacement Depot on 15 August 1944. Pfc Gannon died of injuries in a German prison camp.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Chicago Tribune - 8 April 1945