Name:
John Richard Ahearn
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
13185770
Unit:
10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-01-28
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg
Plot:
G
Row:
4
Grave:
3
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
John Richard Ahearn was born on November 25, 1923, in New York. He had one year of college on his enlistment record and worked for John Hancock Insurance Company in New York.
John served in the 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on January 28, 1945, during the liberation of Putscheid, Luxembourg. SSgt Ahearn is now buried in the Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg.