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SULLIVAN, Daniel Joseph - Date of
birth
18 July 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-445929 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Stolzembourg, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Daniel J. Sullivan (father)
Anna F. (Ross) Sullivan (mother)
William R. Sullivan (brother)
Jeanne M. Sullivan (sister)
More information
1st Lt. Daniel J. Sullivan graduated from North Quincy High School and attended Boston University College of Business Administration where he received his degree in Business Science in May 1942.He was sent overseas with the 43rd Infantry Division in 1942 and saw service in New Ezaland, New Caledonia, Guadalcanal and on Munda, New Georgia where he was wounded in July 1943. He was severly cut in the legs and arm in a hand-to-hand encounter with two Japanese soldiers. He was evacuated to the United States in September 1943 and hospitalized at the O'Reilly General Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Due to his wounds, he was on limited service at Camp Fannin, Texas until July 1944.
In September 1944 he returned to combat duty in the European Theatre where he saw action in the Hürtgen Forest and in Luxembourg.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men /Virginia, Birth Records, The Ardennes-Hugh M. Cole, The Boston Globe - 2 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Boston University Yearbook 1942