Seeking records or information on Francis X Cooney serial number 33605404. Landed on Omaha beach 6/4/1944 and wounded 6/13/1944. Interested in any information such as when and where he was wounded and treated and subsequent assignments or where he was until end of war.
Eileen,
Here is some information WW2 Hospital Cards and Enlistment Record: and PA State Burial Card
Looks like he was with the 1st Division 26th Infantry Regiment. Just a side note most of the Cooney Brothers served in the military.
| Name: | Francis X Cooney |
|---|---|
| Race: | White |
| Marital status: | Single, with dependents (Single) |
| Rank: | Private |
| Birth Year: | 1925 |
| Nativity State or Country: | Pennsylvania |
| Citizenship: | Citizen |
| Education: | 4 years of high school |
| Civil Occupation: | Unskilled occupations in production of bakery products, n.e.c. |
| Enlistment Date: | 13 May 1943 |
| Enlistment Place: | Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania |
| Service Number: | 33605404 |
| Branch: | No branch assignment |
| Component: | Selectees (Enlisted Men) |
| Source: | Civil Life |
| Height: | 86 |
| Weight: | 102 |
| Name: | Francis X Cooney |
|---|---|
| Race: | White, includes Mexican (White) |
| Rank: | Enlisted Man |
| Admission Age: | 19 |
| Birth Date: | abt 1925 |
| Admission Date: | Jun 1944 |
| Discharge Date: | Aug 1944 |
| Military Branch: | Infantry, General or Unspecified |
| Diagnosis: | FirstLocation: Ribs, costal cartilage; SecondLocation: Upper extremity: Scapular region; ; CausativeAgent: Artillery Shell, Fragments, Afoot or unspecified |
| Type of Injury: | Casualty, battle |
| Medical Treatment: | Closure of wound, delayed (suture, secondary to wound) (delayed closure) |
| Injured in Line of Duty: | In line of duty |
| Type of Discharge: | Duty |
| Length of Service: | 1 Year(s), 2 Month(s) |
| Service Number: | 33605404 |
| Name: | Francis X Cooney |
|---|---|
| Race: | White, includes Mexican (White) |
| Rank: | Enlisted Man |
| Admission Age: | 19 |
| Birth Date: | abt 1925 |
| Admission Date: | Sep 1944 |
| Discharge Date: | Nov 1944 |
| Military Branch: | Infantry, General or Unspecified |
| Diagnosis: | FirstLocation: Thoracic wall, generally; SecondDiagnosis: [withheld by NARA]; ThirdDiagnosis: Reaction to drugs, vaccines, serums (other than acute poisonings): Tetanus toxoid (tetanus shot)CausativeAgent: Artillery Shell, Fragments, Afoot or unspecified |
| Type of Injury: | Casualty, battle |
| Medical Treatment: | Removal of foreign bodies from others |
| Injured in Line of Duty: | In line of duty |
| Type of Discharge: | Duty |
| Length of Service: | 1 Year(s), 6 Month(s) |
| Service Number: | 33605404 |
Eileen,
Here is some information WW2 Hospital Cards and Enlistment Record: and PA State Burial Card
Looks like he was with the 1st Division 26th Infantry Regiment. Just a side note most of the Cooney Brothers served in the military.
| Name: | Francis X Cooney |
|---|---|
| Race: | White |
| Marital status: | Single, with dependents (Single) |
| Rank: | Private |
| Birth Year: | 1925 |
| Nativity State or Country: | Pennsylvania |
| Citizenship: | Citizen |
| Education: | 4 years of high school |
| Civil Occupation: | Unskilled occupations in production of bakery products, n.e.c. |
| Enlistment Date: | 13 May 1943 |
| Enlistment Place: | Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania |
| Service Number: | 33605404 |
| Branch: | No branch assignment |
| Component: | Selectees (Enlisted Men) |
| Source: | Civil Life |
| Height: | 86 |
| Weight: | 102 |
| Name: | Francis X Cooney |
|---|---|
| Race: | White, includes Mexican (White) |
| Rank: | Enlisted Man |
| Admission Age: | 19 |
| Birth Date: | abt 1925 |
| Admission Date: | Jun 1944 |
| Discharge Date: | Aug 1944 |
| Military Branch: | Infantry, General or Unspecified |
| Diagnosis: | FirstLocation: Ribs, costal cartilage; SecondLocation: Upper extremity: Scapular region; ; CausativeAgent: Artillery Shell, Fragments, Afoot or unspecified |
| Type of Injury: | Casualty, battle |
| Medical Treatment: | Closure of wound, delayed (suture, secondary to wound) (delayed closure) |
| Injured in Line of Duty: | In line of duty |
| Type of Discharge: | Duty |
| Length of Service: | 1 Year(s), 2 Month(s) |
| Service Number: | 33605404 |
| Name: | Francis X Cooney |
|---|---|
| Race: | White, includes Mexican (White) |
| Rank: | Enlisted Man |
| Admission Age: | 19 |
| Birth Date: | abt 1925 |
| Admission Date: | Sep 1944 |
| Discharge Date: | Nov 1944 |
| Military Branch: | Infantry, General or Unspecified |
| Diagnosis: | FirstLocation: Thoracic wall, generally; SecondDiagnosis: [withheld by NARA]; ThirdDiagnosis: Reaction to drugs, vaccines, serums (other than acute poisonings): Tetanus toxoid (tetanus shot)CausativeAgent: Artillery Shell, Fragments, Afoot or unspecified |
| Type of Injury: | Casualty, battle |
| Medical Treatment: | Removal of foreign bodies from others |
| Injured in Line of Duty: | In line of duty |
| Type of Discharge: | Duty |
| Length of Service: | 1 Year(s), 6 Month(s) |
| Service Number: | 33605404 |
