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Personal info

Full name
O'CONNOR, Edward James
Date of birth
31 January 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33030497
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
12th Engineer Combat Battalion,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 August 1944
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 14 43

Immediate family

Members
James F. O'Connor (father)
Katherine G. (Kavanaugh) O'Connor (mother)
Helen O'Connor (sister)
Margaret K. O'Connor (sister)
Mary C. O'Connor (sister)
Justin J. O'Connor (brother)

More information

Pvt Edward J. O'Connor attended St. Mary's Parochial School and Schenley High School.

He enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 20 January 1941.

Pvt O'Connor was reported missing in action on 1 August 1944 and officially declared dead a year later.

Source of information: FOHF, www.archives.gov - Enlistment Record, www.abmc.gov, National Archives, www.wwiimemorial.com, ABMC/CWGC, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press