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DOHERTY, Jack Bryer - Date of
birth
26 March 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Colon, Panama Canal Zone -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1012091 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 October 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 9 | 43 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Doherty (father)
Bessie Doherty (mother)
Betty J. Doherty (sister)
Jeanne M. (Connelly) Doherty (wife)
Bernard Doherty (son)
More information
Former Warner Bros. employee reported killed in action - Lieutenant Jack B. Doherty formerly employed in Warner Bros. home office reproduction department in New York, was killed in action in Germany, according to notification just received from the War Department. Lieutenant Doherty, 28, was awarded the Purple Heart during the Normandy Invasion July 1944. Jack B. Doherty enlisted on 8 February 1937, Troop B, 101s Cavalry and was honorably discharged on 7 February 1940. He re-enlisted on 26 January 1941 at Brooklyn, New York, Troop F, 101st Cavalry and was honorably discharged on 21 August 1942.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - The Kingsport Times / The Brooklyn Daily Eagle / New 1925 Census / enlisted Men Cards
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet