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BYRNES, Henry J - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33617716 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
379th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 November 1944 - Place of
death
Gravelotte, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 50 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Byrnes (father)
Ellen Byrnes (mother)
Margaret Byrnes (sister)
John Byrnes (brother)
More information
Pfc Henry J. Byrnes enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 25 February 1943.He attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Judith L. Greenhalgh & Jane Refsnyder (nieces), www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: -, www.wwiimemorial.com - Judy Greenhalgh & Jane Refsnyder (nieces)