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DOUGHERTY, Aloysius F - Date of
birth
21 July 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13197209 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
271st Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 April 1945 - Place of
death
Weissenfels, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 6 | 17 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles J. Dougherty (father)
Eleanor C. (O'Donnell) Dougherty (mother)
Eleanor M. Dougherty (sister)
Charles J. Dougherty (brother)
Dorothy Dougherty (sister)
More information
Pfc Aloysius F. Dougherty graduated from Northeast Catholic High school in 1944.He joined the U.S. Army Reserve in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 15 August 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Family Trees / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Northeast Catholic High School yearbook, 1944