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Personal info

Full name
KERRIGAN, James R
Date of birth
23 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
12060611
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kehmen, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 11 3

Immediate family

Members
Thomas Kerrigan (father)
Catherine A. Kerrigan (mother)
John Kerrigan (brother)

More information

Cpl James R. Kerrigan attended high school for four years and was an actor before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 14 March 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thdivision.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem