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Personal info

Full name
REIDY, James E
Date of birth
2 June 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Hinckley, Medina County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35916204
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 January 1945
Place of death
Near Trier, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
A 8 11

Immediate family

Members
Francis J. Reidy (father)
Ellen R. Reidy (mother)
Francis J. Reidy (brother)
Richard G. Reidy (brother)

More information

Pfc James E. Reidy attended high school for 4 years and was a driver before he enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 16 September 1943.

He was wounded in October 1944 and returned to action shortly. He received his first Purple Heart for this action.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Plain Dealer - 23 February 1945