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Personal info

Full name
CONWAY, James Charles
Date of birth
22 June 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33937504
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
304th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 13 66

Immediate family

Members
James C. Conway (father)
Esther A. (Specht) Conway (mother)
Esther E. (Conway (sister)
Harry J. Conway (brother)
Margaret L. Conway (sister)
Helen M. (O’Brien) Conway (wife)
James C. Conway III (son)

More information

Pfc James C. Conway was married to Helen O’Brien on 28 June 1941 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.
He enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 29 April 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / Delaware, Marriage Records, 1750-1954, http://76thdivision.com/304/history_304th_004.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem