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TEC5 Michael Edward Cahill

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TEC5 Michael Edward Cahill Veteran

Birth
Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
5 Nov 1944 (aged 19–20)
Ospel, Nederweert Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Burial
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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TEC 5 Cahill, Michael Edward

Service number: 11052069


Age: 19

Born: 1924, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Hometown:

Family: Not available


Rank: Technician Fifth Grade

Function: Radio Operator

Battalion: 489th Armored Field Artillery

Division: 7th Armored Division

Battery: C

Date of death: November 5, 1944

Status: Died Of Wounds in a field hospital

Place of death: Ospel, Nederweert Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands

Spot: Clearing a mine field near Ospel, Netherlands

Awards / Commendations:

★ Purple Heart                                                                     

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Combat Infantryman Badge                                              

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign              

Grave number: Not available

Cemetery:

Mount Hope Cemetery

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA


Date of enlistment: May 15, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Other information:

TEC 5 Cahill, Michael Edward

Service number: 11052069


Age: 19

Born: 1924, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Hometown:

Family: Not available


Rank: Technician Fifth Grade

Function: Radio Operator

Battalion: 489th Armored Field Artillery

Division: 7th Armored Division

Battery: C

Date of death: November 5, 1944

Status: Died Of Wounds in a field hospital

Place of death: Ospel, Nederweert Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands

Spot: Clearing a mine field near Ospel, Netherlands

Awards / Commendations:

★ Purple Heart                                                                     

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Combat Infantryman Badge                                              

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign              

Grave number: Not available

Cemetery:

Mount Hope Cemetery

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA


Date of enlistment: May 15, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Other information:


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