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Personal info

Full name
CASEY, Dennis Francis
Date of birth
11 March 1915
Age
30
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36357173
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
379th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 9 1

Immediate family

Members
Patrick Casey (father)
Julia (Clifford) Casey (mother)
Patrick J. Casey (brother)
Eileen Casey (sister)
Josephine Casey (sister)
Daniel Casey (brother)

More information

Sgt Dennis F. Casey enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 3 July 1942.

Both his parents were Irish immigrants.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet