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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 513" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sweeney </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>James Shirley</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>U.S.M.C. OSS </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sergeant </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>802478</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>30th March 1945</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px">21</p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>St Johns Catholic Church Cemetery, Summersville, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>from Summersville, West Virginia</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 18.08.1923 Summersville, West Virginia, USA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Nicolas County High School</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attended Fairmont State Teachers College</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed by Fred G. Nelson, 205 Custer Building, Dayton, Ohio</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>30.06.1942 draft card Summersville, West Virginia</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>01.1943 entered service</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>served Corsica 1944 (Cpl)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award Bronze Star</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>KIA Germany</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>OSS Memorial, CIA HQ, McLean, Virginia </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-sweeney-grave.33955/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/33/33955-928485bc7c51751f32b65bc8de7eed7a.jpg?1601403060" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
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