Seeking Military Records of Francis X Cooney serial # 33605404.

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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.

Zachary Dabbs · Answer

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Elliot Schneider · Answer

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

Seeking Military Records of Francis X Cooney serial # 33605404.

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