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Personal info

Full name
SWEENEY, Martin W
Date of birth
18 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Queens, Queens County, New York City, New York
Hometown
Islip, Suffolk County, New York

Military service

Service number
32970038
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Jülich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 2 8

Immediate family

Members
Margaret Sweeney (mother)
Albert Sweeney (brother)

More information

Pfc Martin W. Sweeney graduated from East Islip High School in June 1941. He was employed as a delivery man;

He enlisted on 29 June 1943 and joined his unit from a replacement depot on 19 September 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.nl - Fred