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Personal info

Full name
QUINN, John W
Date of birth
28 November 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33335707
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Halsdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 6 63

Immediate family

Members
John S. Quinn (father)
Alma (Maher) Quinn (mother)
Francis X. Quinn (brother)
Kathleen M. Quinn (sister)
William P. Quinn (brother)
Joseph F. Quinn (brother)

More information

Pfc John W. Quinn attended high school for one year and was a mechanic before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 23 September 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery