PFC James Richard GAFFNEY was Killed in Action during WW II while engaging German Troops in the area of Stolberg, Germany five kilometers east of Aachen.
Jim left Loras College in Dubuque, IA and entered service in the US Army on December 8, 1942, arrived in Europe in June 1944, and was only 22 years old when he was Killed in Action in Germany on September 28 of 1944.
Awards: Purple Heart
He was serving with the U. S. 1st Army, 3rd Armored Division, 36th Infantry Regiment, Company C(?L).
Jim's Ryan IA nearby neighbors also died in WW II:
- Lawrence J. McELLIGOTT
- Howard F. DOLPHIN
- John F. HEIBERGER
Jim left Loras College in Dubuque, IA and entered service in the US Army on December 8, 1942, arrived in Europe in June 1944, and was only 22 years old when he was Killed in Action in Germany on September 28 of 1944.
Awards: Purple Heart
He was serving with the U. S. 1st Army, 3rd Armored Division, 36th Infantry Regiment, Company C(?L).
Jim's Ryan IA nearby neighbors also died in WW II:
- Lawrence J. McELLIGOTT
- Howard F. DOLPHIN
- John F. HEIBERGER
PFC James Richard GAFFNEY was Killed in Action during WW II while engaging German Troops in the area of Stolberg, Germany five kilometers east of Aachen.
Jim left Loras College in Dubuque, IA and entered service in the US Army on December 8, 1942, arrived in Europe in June 1944, and was only 22 years old when he was Killed in Action in Germany on September 28 of 1944.
Awards: Purple Heart
He was serving with the U. S. 1st Army, 3rd Armored Division, 36th Infantry Regiment, Company C(?L).
Jim's Ryan IA nearby neighbors also died in WW II:
- Lawrence J. McELLIGOTT
- Howard F. DOLPHIN
- John F. HEIBERGER
Jim left Loras College in Dubuque, IA and entered service in the US Army on December 8, 1942, arrived in Europe in June 1944, and was only 22 years old when he was Killed in Action in Germany on September 28 of 1944.
Awards: Purple Heart
He was serving with the U. S. 1st Army, 3rd Armored Division, 36th Infantry Regiment, Company C(?L).
Jim's Ryan IA nearby neighbors also died in WW II:
- Lawrence J. McELLIGOTT
- Howard F. DOLPHIN
- John F. HEIBERGER
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