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Personal info

Full name
O'CONNOR, Michael Joseph
Date of birth
31 October 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
32219712
Rank
First Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
25 March 1945
Place of death
Vicinity of Hamminkeln, Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 11 9

Immediate family

Members
Patrick J. O'Connor (father)
Mary (Quigley) O'Connor (mother)
Matthew P. O'Connor (brother)
Loretta R. O'Connor (sister)
Lorraine E. (Morgan) O'Connor (1st wife)
Patricia L. O'Connor (daughter)
Dorothy (Dickens) O'Connor (2nd wife)

More information

1st Sgt Michael J. O'Connor enlisted at Camp Upton, New York on 25 February 1942.

He died of his wounds, probably sustained the day before.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 / 17th Airborne Division “Thunder From Heaven” Unit History, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Tom Verheijden, www.wwiimemorial.com